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Where does “venymous” come from?

venymous (Middle English) comes from Old French venimos, from Old French venim, from Vulgar Latin venimen, from Latin venīnum, from Latin venēnum, from Proto-Italic weneznom, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

venymous (Middle English): Alternative form of venemous

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of venemous

Ancestry of “venymous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvenimos—
2Old Frenchvenimvenom
3Vulgar Latinvenimen—
4Latinvenīnum—
5Latinvenēnum—
6Proto-Italicweneznomlust, desire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “venymous”

  • venomous
  • venomously
  • nonvenomous
  • venomousness
  • antivenomous
  • unvenomous
  • non-venomous
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →