Where does “venal” come from?

venal (Catalan) comes from Latin vēnālis, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

venal (Catalan): venal, venous

Definitions

  1. venal, venous

Ancestry of “venal”, step by step

venal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vēnālis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvēnālisfor sale
2Latin-icius-itious
3Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Catalan vena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanvenavein
2Old Occitanvena—
3LatinvenaA vein, blood vessel; An artery; Of things that...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Latin -icus →