Where does “veneria” come from?

veneria (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin venus, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “veneria”, step by step

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

Words derived from “veneria”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Latin venus →
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