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Where does “vénal” come from?

vénal (French) comes from Old French venel, from Latin vēnālis, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

vénal (French): Available for a price; venal

Definitions

  1. Available for a price; venal

Ancestry of “vénal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvenel—
2Latinvēnālis—
3Latin-icius-itious
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “vénal”

  • vénale
  • vénalement
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