Where does “vengeance” come from?

Vengeance comes from Old French vengeaunce, derived from Old French venjance with the suffix Old French -ance, which developed from Latin -antia.

vengeance (English): Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other...

Definitions

  1. Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other...

Ancestry of “vengeance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-NormanvengeaunceAlternative form of venjance
2Old FrenchvengeanceAlternative form of venjance
3Old Frenchvengierto avenge, to take revenge
4Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
5Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
6Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “vengeance

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-