Where does “venison” come from?

Venison comes from Middle English venisoun, from Anglo-Norman veneisun, from Latin venatio meaning hunting or game, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- meaning to pursue or hunt.

venison (English): The meat of a deer; The meat of an antelope; The...

Definitions

  1. The meat of a deer; The meat of an antelope; The...

Ancestry of “venison”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishvenisounOne's quarry or prey; the animal that one is...
2Anglo-Normanveneisun—
3Latinvēnātiōnem—

Words derived from “venison”

Every word from Latin vēnātiōnem →Every word from Anglo-Norman veneisun →Every word from Middle English venisoun →