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Where does “venēnum” come from?

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

Ancestry of “venēnum”, step by step

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