ventanima

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Esperanto vento

Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos

Proto-Italic *anamos

Latin animusder.

Italian animobor.

Esperanto animo

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

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Latin -a

Italian -ader.

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Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto ventanima

From vento (“wind”) + animo (“soul”) + -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ventaˈnima/
• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: ven‧ta‧ni‧ma
• Hyphenation: vent‧anima

Adjective

ventanima (accusative singular ventaniman, plural ventanimaj, accusative plural ventanimajn)

1. empty-headed, scatterbrained, giddy