Venus

Middle English

/ˈvɛːnus/

proper noun
Definitions
  • The Roman goddess governing love and sexuality; Venus.
  • The planet closely associated with the evening: Venus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Venus derived from Proto-Italic *wenos (love).

Origin

Proto-Italic

*wenos

Gloss

love

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

愛, 恋

Emoji
❤️ 🏩 👨‍❤️‍👨 👩‍❤️‍👨 👩‍❤️‍👩 👰‍♀️ 💋 💌 💑 💒 💓 💕 💖 💗 💘 💝 😍 😘 😚 😻 🤟 🤰 🤱 🫂

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