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

  1. vocative masculine singular of venerātus

Ancestry of “venerate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinveneratusworshipped, adored, revered, venerated
2Latinvenerorto worship, adore, revere, venerate
3Latinvenussale, purchase
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Latin venus →Every word from Latin veneror →