Where does “venerare” come from?
venerare (Italian) comes from Latin veneror, from Latin venus, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
venerare (Italian): to venerate, revere
Ancestry of “venerare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | veneror | I worship, adore, revere, venerate; I pay ... |
| 2 | Latin | venus | sale, purchase |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
Words derived from “venerare”