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Where does “veyne” come from?

veyne (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman veine, from Latin vēna.

veyne (Middle English): Alternative form of veine; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of veine; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “veyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanveinevein
2Latinvēna—

Words derived from “veyne”

  • vein
  • veining
  • veiny
  • veinlet
  • midvein
  • interveinal
  • veinstone
  • veinous
  • devein
  • veinlike
  • veinal
  • veinless
  • crossvein
  • veinage
  • veinstuff
  • deveiner
  • intervein
  • veinously
  • veininess
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