Where does “venerar” come from?
venerar (Portuguese) comes from Latin veneror, from Latin venus, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
venerar (Portuguese): to venerate
Ancestry of “venerar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | veneror | I worship, adore, revere, venerate; I pay ... |
| 2 | Latin | venus | sale, purchase |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
Words derived from “venerar”