Etymology of the English word venerable
the English word
venerablederived from the Latin word
venerabilis (venerable, august)
derived from the Latin word
venerari (adore, revere, do homage to)
derived from the Latin word
venus (sale, purchase)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wen-derived from the Latin word
Venus (Venus, Roman goddess of sexual love and generation; planet Venus; sexual activity, appetite, intercourse)
Date
The earliest known usage of venerable in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
