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Where does “verin” come from?

verin (Venetian) comes from Vulgar Latin veninum, from Latin venenum, from Proto-Italic wenesnom, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁-es-no-, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

verin (Venetian): poison

Definitions

  1. poison

Ancestry of “verin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinveninum—
2Latinvenenuma potion, juice; poison, venom
3Proto-Italicwenesnom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-es-no-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “verin”

  • inverinar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →