Where does “abbelenare” come from?
abbelenare (Neapolitan) comes from Vulgar Latin *advenēnāre, from Latin veneno, from Latin venēnum, from Proto-Italic weneznom, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
abbelenare (Neapolitan): to poison
Definitions
- to poison
Ancestry of “abbelenare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *advenēnāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | veneno | I poison, imbue or infect with poison; I injure... |
| 3 | Latin | venēnum | a potion, juice |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | weneznom | lust, desire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |