Etymology Explorer › Proto-Indo-European

Where does “wénh₁-os” come from?

wénh₁-os (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “wénh₁-os”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “wénh₁-os”

  • Venus
  • venereal
  • Venusian
  • venereally
  • nonvenereal
  • antivenereal
  • venereous
  • venerealee
  • venust
  • Venuslike
  • salt of Venus
  • devenustate
  • mons Venus
  • Venus zone
  • protoVenus
  • venusty
  • Venerivagus
  • invenustus
  • venustus
  • Veneris dies
  • devenustatus
  • devenustare
  • venerius
  • dies Veneris
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →