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