Where does “velenu” come from?

velenu (Maltese) comes from Italian veleno, from Latin venēnum, from Proto-Italic weneznom, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

velenu (Maltese): poison

Definitions

  1. poison

Ancestry of “velenu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvelenopoison
2Latinvenēnuma potion, juice
3Proto-Italicweneznomlust, desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic weneznom →Every word from Latin venēnum →