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Where does “velenifero” come from?

velenifero (Italian) comes from Italian veleno, from Latin venēnum, from Proto-Italic weneznom, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

velenifero (Italian): venomous; poisonous

Definitions

  1. venomous; poisonous

Ancestry of “velenifero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvelenopoison
2Latinvenēnum—
3Proto-Italicweneznomlust, desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →