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Where does “venisoun” come from?

venisoun (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman veneisun, from Latin vēnātiōnem.

venisoun (Middle English): One's quarry or prey; the animal that one is...

Definitions

  1. One's quarry or prey; the animal that one is...

Ancestry of “venisoun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanveneisun—
2Latinvēnātiōnem—

Words derived from “venisoun”

  • venison
  • venisonburger
Every word from Latin vēnātiōnem →