Where does “venerate” come from?
venerate (Latin) comes from Latin veneratus, from Latin veneror, from Latin venus, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
venerate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of venerātus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of venerātus
Ancestry of “venerate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | veneratus | worshipped, adored, revered, venerated |
| 2 | Latin | veneror | I worship, adore, revere, venerate; I pay ... |
| 3 | Latin | venus | sale, purchase |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |