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Where does “wenh₁-es-no-” come from?

wenh₁-es-no- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “wenh₁-es-no-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “wenh₁-es-no-”

  • venom
  • venomous
  • envenomation
  • venomously
  • antivenom
  • venomed
  • envenom
  • nonvenomous
  • venefical
  • venomousness
  • envenomate
  • venomless
  • venefice
  • venefic
  • antivenomous
  • veneficial
  • unvenomed
  • envenomest
  • envenometh
  • venenate
  • unvenomous
  • non-venomous
  • venomlike
  • venomization
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