Where does “Venus” come from?

Venus (Tagalog) comes from English venus, from Middle English venus, from Latin venus, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “Venus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvenusAny of the bivalve molluscs in the genus "Venus"...
2Middle EnglishvenusThe reddish-brown metal; copper
3Latinvenussale, purchase
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Latin venus →Every word from Middle English venus →