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Where does “venymously” come from?

venymously (Middle English) comes from Middle English venymous, 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.

Ancestry of “venymously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishvenymousAlternative form of venemous
2Old Frenchvenimos—
3Old Frenchvenimvenom
4Vulgar Latinvenimen—
5Latinvenīnum—
6Latinvenēnum—
7Proto-Italicweneznomlust, desire
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →