Where does “venin” come from?

venin (French) comes from Middle French venin, from Old French venim, from Vulgar Latin venimen, from Latin venīnum, from Latin venēnum, from Proto-Italic weneznom, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

venin (French): venom

Definitions

  1. venom

Ancestry of “venin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchveninvenom
2Old Frenchvenimvenom
3Vulgar Latinvenimen
4Latinvenīnumaffected by the suffix
5Latinvenēnuma potion, juice
6Proto-Italicweneznomlust, desire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “venin

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic weneznomEvery word from Latin venēnum
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