Etymology

venus

Ve·nus
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Today it means: Sexual activity or intercourse; sex; lust, love. Full definition →

translingual Venus
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venus · noun1

  1. translingual · derived fromVenus“a genus of clams”
  2. English todayvenus

From translingual Venus (“a genus of clams”), from Latin.

Venus · proper noun, noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wenh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wénh₁-os ~ *wénh₁-es-os
  3. Latinvenus
  4. LatinVenus
  5. Middle EnglishVenus
  6. English todayVenus

Inherited from Middle English Venus, borrowed from Latin Venus.

Words from the same roots

translingualVenus all →

venerid

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