Where does “venēnum” come from?

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

venēnum (Latin): a potion, juice

Definitions

  1. a potion, juice

Ancestry of “venēnum”, step by step

venēnum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic weneznom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicweneznomlust, desire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via English venene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishvenenepoison; venom

Words derived from “venēnum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic weneznom →
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