Where does “venality” come from?
Venality derives from Latin venalitas, formed from venalis (saleable) and the suffix -itas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -it-.
venality (English): The fact or state of being for sale, especially...
Definitions
- The fact or state of being for sale, especially...
Ancestry of “venality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vénalité | venality |
| 2 | Latin | vēnālitās | buyability ability of being bought |
| 3 | Latin | vēnālis | for sale |
| 4 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |