LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

ventō1

ventō (present infinitive ventāre)
Classical[ˈwɛn.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɛn.to]

Meaning

  1. intransitiveto be wont to come, come often, keep coming, resort

Conjugation conjugation 1 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.ventōventābamventābō———
2nd sg.ventāsventābāsventābis———
3rd sg.ventatventābatventābit———
1st pl.ventāmusventābāmusventābimus———
2nd pl.ventātisventābātisventābitis———
3rd pl.ventantventābantventābunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.ventemventārem——
2nd sg.ventēsventārēs——
3rd sg.ventetventāret——
1st pl.ventēmusventārēmus——
2nd pl.ventētisventārētis——
3rd pl.vententventārent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.ventā—
pres. 2nd pl.ventāte—
fut. 2nd sg.ventātō—
fut. 3rd sg.ventātō—
fut. 2nd pl.ventātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.ventantō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveventāre—
present participleventāns—
gerundventandī, ventandō, ventandum

vento, āre, v. freq. a. id.,
I. to be wont to come, to come, Varr. ap. Non. 119, 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷm̥yéti
  3. Proto-Italic*gʷəniō
  4. Latinventō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin ventō From veniō (“to come to, to arrive, to reach”) + -tō (frequentive suffix).

proper noun · masculinethird declension
Ventō2
Ventō m sg (genitive Ventōnis)
Classical[ˈwɛn.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɛn.to]

Meaning

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. Marcus Perperna Vento, a Roman general

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeVentō—
genitiveVentōnis—
dativeVentōnī—
accusativeVentōnem—
ablativeVentōne—
vocativeVentō—

Quick answers

What does ventō mean in Latin?
ventō, a verb, means “to be wont to come, come often, keep coming, resort”.
What are the principal parts of ventō?
ventō, ventāre (first conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce ventō?
In classical Latin, [ˈwɛn.toː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvɛn.to].
Where does ventō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- → Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti → Proto-Italic *gʷəniō → Latin ventō.