vent

French

noun
Definitions
  • Atmospheric wind.
  • (euphemistic) A flatulence.
  • (uncountable) Empty words, hot air.

Etymology

Inherited from Old French vent inherited from Latin ventus (wind) inherited from Proto-Italic *wentos inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (blowing, wind).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂wéh₁n̥ts

Gloss

blowing, wind

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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