Where does “avvelenament” come from?
avvelenament (Maltese) comes from Italian avvelenamento, from Italian avvelenare, from Italian veleno, from Latin venēnum, from Proto-Italic weneznom, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
avvelenament (Maltese): poisoning
Definitions
- poisoning
Ancestry of “avvelenament”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | avvelenamento | poisoning |
| 2 | Italian | avvelenare | to poison |
| 3 | Italian | veleno | poison |
| 4 | Latin | venēnum | a potion, juice |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | weneznom | lust, desire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |