Where does “Vatira” come from?
Vatira (English) comes from English venus, from Middle English venus, from Latin venus, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
Ancestry of “Vatira”, step by step
Vatira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English venus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | venus | Any of the bivalve molluscs in the genus "Venus"... |
| 2 | Middle English | venus | The reddish-brown metal; copper |
| 3 | Latin | venus | sale, purchase |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
via English Atira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Atira | Atira (goddess), a goddess of the Earth in Pawnee religion/mythology |
| 2 | Pawnee | Atira | — |