Reconstruction:Latin/exventare

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From ex- (“out”) +‎ ventus (“wind”) +‎ -āre (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sβenˈtare/, [ɪs-]

Verb

*exventāre (Proto-Romance)

1. air out, expose to the wind

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: zvintu
  • Megleno-Romanian: izvint
  • Romanian: zvânta
• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian: isventare (Logudorese), sventai (Campidanese)
• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: sventare
  • Sicilian: sbintari, svintari, sbentare
• North Italian:
  • Emilian: svintar
  • Friulian: svintà
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: esventar
  • Old French: esventer, esvanter
    • French: éventer
  • Occitan: esventar

References

• Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “*exventare”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 234
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “ventus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 14: U–Z, page 269