Where does “vénale” come from?
vénale (French) comes from French vénal, 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.
vénale (French): feminine singular of vénal
Definitions
- feminine singular of vénal
Ancestry of “vénale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vénal | Available for a price; venal |
| 2 | Old French | venel | — |
| 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 |