Where does “venereologia” come from?

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

venereologia (Italian): venereology

Definitions

  1. venereology

Ancestry of “venereologia”, step by step

venereologia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian venereo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvenereovenereal
2Latinvenereus
3Latinvenussale, purchase
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Portuguese venéreo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevenéreovenereal

Words derived from “venereologia

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁-Every word from Latin venusEvery word from Latin venereus