Where does “vénérer” come from?

vénérer (French) comes from Latin veneror, from Latin venus, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

vénérer (French): to worship; to venerate

Definitions

  1. to worship; to venerate

Ancestry of “vénérer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvenerorto worship, adore, revere, venerate
2Latinvenussale, purchase
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “vénérer”

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