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Where does “vengier” come from?

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

vengier (Old French): to avenge, to take revenge

Definitions

  1. to avenge, to take revenge

Ancestry of “vengier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvindicō—
2Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
3Latindīcō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “vengier”

  • vengeance
  • avenge
  • vengeful
  • avenger
  • vengefulness
  • vengefully
  • venge
  • venger
  • vengeaunce
  • avengement
  • avengeth
  • avengeful
  • avengeress
  • avengest
  • avengeance
  • unavengeable
  • unvengeful
  • vengement
  • unvengefulness
  • avengeable
  • vengeancely
  • vengiare
  • venger
  • vengeance
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