Where does “antivenin” come from?

antivenin (English) comes from French venin, from Middle French venin, from Old French venim, from Vulgar Latin venimen, from Latin venīnum, from Latin venēnum, from Proto-Italic weneznom, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

antivenin (English): An antitoxin for treating bites from venomous...

Definitions

  1. An antitoxin for treating bites from venomous...

Ancestry of “antivenin”, step by step

antivenin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French venin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchveninvenom
2Middle Frenchveninvenom
3Old Frenchvenimvenom
4Vulgar Latinvenimen
5Latinvenīnumaffected by the suffix
6Latinvenēnuma potion, juice
7Proto-Italicweneznomlust, desire
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Romanian venin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianveninvenom; malice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic weneznomEvery word from Latin venēnum