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Where does “Venere” come from?

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

Venere (Italian): Venus

Definitions

  1. Venus

Ancestry of “Venere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvenussale, purchase
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “Venere”

  • veneriano
  • Venere
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