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Where does “venerius” come from?

venerius (Latin) comes from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

venerius (Latin): of or relating to sexual love

Definitions

  1. of or relating to sexual love

Ancestry of “venerius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
2Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “venerius”

  • venereal
  • venereally
  • nonvenereal
  • antivenereal
  • venerealee
  • venerealle
  • venereal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →