English word venom comes from Proto-Indo-European *wun-, and later Latin venenum (A potion, juice. Poison, venom.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *wun- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *weneznom | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *wenh₁-es-no- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *weneznom | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| *wenesnom | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| venenum | Latin (lat) | A potion, juice. Poison, venom. |
| *venimem | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| venin | Old French (fro) | |
| venom | English (eng) | (obsolete) Poisonous, poisoned; (figuratively) pernicious. (figuratively) Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice.. A poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging. (obsolete) To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison. |