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Where does “kontraŭveneno” come from?

kontraŭveneno (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto veneno, from Latin venēnum, from Proto-Italic weneznom, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

kontraŭveneno (Esperanto): antivenin

Definitions

  1. antivenin

Ancestry of “kontraŭveneno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantovenenopoison, venom
2Latinvenēnum—
3Proto-Italicweneznomlust, desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
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