Etymology

ventilation

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Today it means: The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh. Full definition →

Middle French ventilation ← Old French ventilacion ← Late Latin ventilatio
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  1. Latin · derived fromventilo
  2. Late Latin · derived fromventilatio
  3. Old French · derived fromventilacion
  4. Middle French · borrowed fromventilation
  5. English todayventilation

Borrowed from Middle French ventilation, from Old French ventilacion, from Late Latin ventilatio, from Latin ventilo. Morphologically ventilate + -ion.

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