Where does “Venus” come from?

Venus (Icelandic) comes from Latin venus, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Venus (Icelandic): Venus (planet)

Definitions

  1. Venus (planet)

Ancestry of “Venus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvenussale, purchase
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Latin venus →
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