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Where does “veneno” come from?

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

veneno (Esperanto): poison, venom

Definitions

  1. poison, venom

Ancestry of “veneno”, step by step

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

Words derived from “veneno”

  • veneni
  • kontraŭveneno
  • kontraŭvenena
  • veneno
  • venenagar
  • venenizar
  • venenoza
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