Where does “Venus” come from?
Venus comes from Latin Venus, derived from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁-, a root of uncertain meaning related to desire or love.
Venus (English): Sol II, Solar System planet
Definitions
- Sol II, Solar System planet
Ancestry of “Venus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Venus | — |
| 2 | Latin | Venus | {{l|en|Venus}}; the goddess of love; love,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wenos | love |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wénh₁-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
Words derived from “Venus”