éventail
French
noun
Definitions
- fan (hand-held device)
- (figurative) range, array
Etymology
Affix from French éventer (ventilate).
Origin
French
éventer
Gloss
ventilate
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- exventāre, *exventō Latin
- ventus Latin
- sventagliare Italian
- ventagliaio Italian
- ventagliare Italian
- ventaglio Italian
- éventer French
- *h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- evantai Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan