Where does “avvelenamento” come from?
avvelenamento (Italian) comes from Italian avvelenare, from Italian veleno, from Latin venēnum, from Proto-Italic weneznom, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
avvelenamento (Italian): poisoning
Definitions
- poisoning
Ancestry of “avvelenamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | avvelenare | to poison |
| 2 | Italian | veleno | poison |
| 3 | Latin | venēnum | a potion, juice |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | weneznom | lust, desire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |