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Where does “venĝema” come from?

venĝema (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto -ema, from French aime, from Latin amātus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.

venĝema (Esperanto): vengeful

Definitions

  1. vengeful

Ancestry of “venĝema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperanto-emashows an inclination toward, a penchant for
2Frenchaimefirst-person singular present indicative of...
3Latinamātus—
4Latinamō—
5LatinDeusGod
6Latindẹ̄vos—
7Old Latindeivosgod, deity
8Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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