Where does “Venus” come from?
Venus (German) comes from Latin venus, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
Ancestry of “Venus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | venus | sale, purchase |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
Words derived from “Venus”