how does the word "venerate" relate to the goddess of love in greek mythology, venus?

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how does the word "venerate" relate to the goddess of love in greek mythology, venus?

i am doing an assignment relating to words that are associated with greek mythology, and venerable is a word that is related to the greek god venus. besides that they both start with "ven", what does venerable have to do with venus?
 
In its original sense venerable means "desire." Desire ties in with Venus because she is the goddess of love. Love, desire, etc.
 
VENERABLE (Lat. venerabilis, worthy of reverence, venerari, to reverence, to worship, allied to Venus, love; the Indo-Germ. root is wen-, to desire, whence Eng. “win,” properly to struggle for, hence to gain), worthy of honor, respect and reverence, especially a term applied to dignified or honorable age. It is specifically used as a title of address given to archdeacons in the Anglican Church. It was naturally a term of respectful address from early times; thus St Augustine (Epist. 76, 88, 139) cites it of bishops, and Philip I. of France was styled venerabilis and venerandus (see Du Cange, Gloss. s.v. Venerabilitas). In the Roman Church the granting of the title “venerable” is the first step in the long process of the canonization of saints.
 
VENERABLE (Lat. venerabilis, worthy of reverence, venerari, to reverence, to worship, allied to Venus, love; the Indo-Germ. root is wen-, to desire, whence Eng. “win,” properly to struggle for, hence to gain), worthy of honor, respect and reverence, especially a term applied to dignified or honorable age. It is specifically used as a title of address given to archdeacons in the Anglican Church. It was naturally a term of respectful address from early times; thus St Augustine (Epist. 76, 88, 139) cites it of bishops, and Philip I. of France was styled venerabilis and venerandus (see Du Cange, Gloss. s.v. Venerabilitas). In the Roman Church the granting of the title “venerable” is the first step in the long process of the canonization of saints.
 
VENERABLE (Lat. venerabilis, worthy of reverence, venerari, to reverence, to worship, allied to Venus, love; the Indo-Germ. root is wen-, to desire, whence Eng. “win,” properly to struggle for, hence to gain), worthy of honor, respect and reverence, especially a term applied to dignified or honorable age. It is specifically used as a title of address given to archdeacons in the Anglican Church. It was naturally a term of respectful address from early times; thus St Augustine (Epist. 76, 88, 139) cites it of bishops, and Philip I. of France was styled venerabilis and venerandus (see Du Cange, Gloss. s.v. Venerabilitas). In the Roman Church the granting of the title “venerable” is the first step in the long process of the canonization of saints.
 
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