Where does “Venis” come from?
Venis (Haitian Creole) comes from English Venice, from Middle English Venyse, from Old French Venise, from Medieval Latin Venetia, from Latin Veneti — Veneti (a Celtic tribe of Armorica in antiquity).
Venis (Haitian Creole): Venus
Definitions
- Venus
Ancestry of “Venis”, step by step
Venis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Venice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Venice | a republic and colonial empire around the Adriatic and eastern Mediterranean from 697 to 1797 with its capital at Venice |
| 2 | Middle English | Venyse | — |
| 3 | Old French | Venise | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | Venetia | Venice |
| 5 | Latin | Veneti | Veneti (a Celtic tribe of Armorica in antiquity) |