Where does “venemous” come from?

venemous (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman venimus, from Old French venimeux, from Old French venin, from Vulgar Latin venimen, from Latin venīnum, from Latin venēnum, from Proto-Italic weneznom, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

venemous (Middle English): Intrinsically venomous; poisonous and able to...

Definitions

  1. Intrinsically venomous; poisonous and able to...

Ancestry of “venemous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanvenimus—
2Old Frenchvenimeuxpoisonous; toxic
3Old Frenchvenin—
4Vulgar Latinvenimen—
5Latinvenīnumaffected by the suffix
6Latinvenēnuma potion, juice
7Proto-Italicweneznomlust, desire
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “venemous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic weneznom →Every word from Latin venēnum →