Where does “veneni” come from?

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

veneni (Esperanto): to poison

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Esperanto	veneno	poison, venom
2	Latin	venēnum	—
3	Proto-Italic	weneznom	lust, desire
4	Proto-Indo-European	wenh₁-	to love

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