Where does “velenuż” come from?

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

velenuż (Maltese): poisonous

Definitions

  1. poisonous

Ancestry of “velenuż”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvelenosopoisonous
2Latinvenēnōsusvery poisonous, full of poison
3Latinvenēnuma potion, juice
4Proto-Italicweneznomlust, desire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic weneznom →Every word from Latin venēnum →