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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinveneria—
2Latinvenussale, purchase
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
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