Where does “Venere” come from?
Venere (Maltese) comes from Italian Venere, from Latin venus, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
Ancestry of “Venere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | Venere | Venus |
| 2 | Latin | venus | sale, purchase |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |