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1. Etymology of the English word vent

the English word vent
derived from the Old French word esventer

Derivations in English

ventage, vented, venting

Cognates

Dutch ventiel, English ventillate, French ventiler, German Ventil, Icelandic ventill, Italian ventilare, Latin ventilare, Spanish ventilar, Swedish ventil

Usage

Word found in Modern English

2. Etymology of the English word vent

derived from the English word vent
derived from the Old French word fente
derived from the Vulgar Latin root *findita
derived from the Latin word findere (to cleave; split, cleave, divide)

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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