Where does “nonvenal” come from?
nonvenal (English) comes from English venal, from French vénal, from Old French venel, from Latin vēnālis, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός — -y, -ic.
nonvenal (English): Not venal
Definitions
- Not venal
Ancestry of “nonvenal”, step by step
nonvenal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English venal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | venal | Venous; pertaining to veins; For sale; available... |
| 2 | French | vénal | Available for a price; venal |
| 3 | Old French | venel | — |
| 4 | Latin | vēnālis | for sale |
| 5 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |