Where does “venenu” come from?

venenu (Kimbundu) comes from Portuguese veneno, from Latin venēnum, from Proto-Italic weneznom, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

venenu (Kimbundu): poison

Definitions

  1. poison

Ancestry of “venenu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevenenopoison; venom
2Latinvenēnuma potion, juice
3Proto-Italicweneznomlust, desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic weneznom →Every word from Latin venēnum →
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