Where does “Venus” come from?

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

Venus (Dutch): Venus planet

Definitions

  1. Venus planet

Ancestry of “Venus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvenussale, purchase
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “Venus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Latin venus →