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Where does “veneficus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “veneficus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvenēnum—
2Proto-Italicweneznomlust, desire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →