English word ventilate comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥sḱéti (To be walking. To come, to be coming.), Proto-Indo-European *gʷém-tu-s ~ gʷm̥-téw-s, Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti (To blow (of wind).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *gʷm̥sḱéti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | To be walking. To come, to be coming. |
| *gʷém-tu-s ~ gʷm̥-téw-s | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *h₂wḗh₁ti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | To blow (of wind). |
| *gʷm̥tós | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Passable. |
| *h₂wéh₁n̥ts | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | (as substantive) that which blows; the wind, air. Blowing. |
| *gʷentus | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| *gʷentos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| *wentos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Wind. |
| ventus | Latin (lat) | A wind Arrival. |
| ventulus | Latin (lat) | A slight wind, breeze. |
| ventilare | Latin (lat) | |
| ventilatus | Latin (lat) | |
| ventilate | English (eng) | (medicine) To provide manual or mechanical breathing to a patient.. (slang) To pierce with bullets.. To circulate air through a building, etc.. To expose something to public examination or discussion.. To expose something to the circulation of fresh air.. To provide with a vent.. To replace stale or noxious air with fresh. |