Where does “salt of Venus” come from?

salt of Venus (English) comes from English Venus, from Middle English Venus, from Latin Venus, from Proto-Italic wenos, from Proto-Indo-European wénh₁-os, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

salt of Venus (English): copper sulphate

Definitions

  1. copper sulphate

Ancestry of “salt of Venus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVenusSol II, Solar System planet
2Middle EnglishVenusThe Roman goddess governing love and sexuality; Venus
3LatinVenus{{l|en|Venus}}; the goddess of love; love,...
4Proto-Italicwenoslove
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwénh₁-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wénh₁-os →Every word from Proto-Italic wenos →