Where does “velenos” come from?

velenos (Piedmontese) comes from Late Latin venenosus, from Latin venēnum, from Proto-Italic weneznom, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

velenos (Piedmontese): poisonous

Definitions

  1. poisonous

Ancestry of “velenos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinvenenosusvery poisonous
2Latinvenēnuma potion, juice
3Proto-Italicweneznomlust, desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic weneznom →Every word from Latin venēnum →