Etymology of the Latin word venenum
the Latin word
venenum (poison; drug)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wen-Derivations in Latin
veneficus,
venimen,
veneficium,
venenosus,
veneniferDerivations in other languages
Albanian
vrer, French
vénénifère, Italian
veneno, Portuguese
veneno, Romanian
venin, Spanish
veneno, Spanish
beleñoCognates
Catalan
veri, French
venin, Italian
veleno, Provençal
vereUsage
Word found in Classical Latin, Late Latin