Where does “venalness” come from?
venalness (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.
venalness (English): Quality of being venal
Definitions
- Quality of being venal
Ancestry of “venalness”, step by step
venalness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |