Where does “venn” come from?

venn (Haitian Creole) comes from French veine, from Middle French vene, from Old French veine, from Latin venia, from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

venn (Haitian Creole): vein

Definitions

  1. vein

Ancestry of “venn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchveinevein; vein, seam; luck
2Middle Frenchvenevein
3Old Frenchveinevein
4Latinveniaindulgence, kindness; mercy, grace, favour;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwn̥h₁yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →