Where does “venerate” come from?

Venerate comes from Latin veneror, from Proto-Italic wenezāōr, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁-, a root of uncertain meaning.

venerate (English): To treat with great respect and deference; To...

Definitions

  1. To treat with great respect and deference; To...

Ancestry of “venerate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvenerātushaving worshipped, adored, revered, venerated
2Latinvenerorto worship, adore, revere, venerate
3Latinvenussale, purchase
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “venerate”

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