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Where does “Venus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Venus”, step by step

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