Where does “Venus” come from?

Venus (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Venus, from Latin venus, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Venus (Afrikaans): Venus

Definitions

  1. Venus

Ancestry of “Venus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchVenusVenus planet
2Latinvenussale, purchase
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Latin venus →Every word from Dutch Venus →