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Where does “venim” come from?

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

venim (Old French): venom

Definitions

  1. venom

Ancestry of “venim”, step by step

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

Words derived from “venim”

  • venom
  • venomous
  • envenomation
  • venomously
  • antivenom
  • venomed
  • envenom
  • nonvenomous
  • venomousness
  • envenomate
  • venomless
  • antivenomous
  • envenomest
  • unvenomed
  • envenometh
  • unvenomous
  • venomosalivary
  • venomsome
  • non-venomous
  • venomlike
  • postenvenomation
  • invenom
  • envenomer
  • outvenom
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