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Where does “envenimen” come from?

envenimen (Middle English) comes from Old French envenimer, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

envenimen (Middle English): To injure or cause a fatality by means of...

Definitions

  1. To injure or cause a fatality by means of...

Ancestry of “envenimen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchenvenimerto envenom; to fill with venom
2Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
3Latin-āre—
4Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “envenimen”

  • envenomation
  • envenom
  • envenomest
  • envenometh
  • postenvenomation
  • envenomer
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