Where does “Venus” come from?

Venus (Romanian) comes from French Vénus, from Latin venus, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Venus (Romanian): Venus (planet)

Definitions

  1. Venus (planet)

Ancestry of “Venus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchVénusVenus
2Latinvenussale, purchase
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Latin venus →Every word from French Vénus →