Where does “vengeaunce” come from?

vengeaunce (Old French) comes from Old French venjance, from Old French vengier, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

vengeaunce (Old French): Alternative form of venjance

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of venjance

Ancestry of “vengeaunce”, step by step

vengeaunce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French venjance

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvenjancerevenge; vengeance
2Old Frenchvengierto avenge, to take revenge
3Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
4Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
5Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Old French vengeance

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchvengeanceAlternative form of venjance
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-