Where does “venial” come from?

venial (Piedmontese) comes from Italian veniale, from Late Latin venialis, from Latin venia, from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

venial (Piedmontese): venial

Definitions

  1. venial

Ancestry of “venial”, step by step

venial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian veniale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvenialevenial; pardonable, excusable
2Late Latinvenialispardonable
3Latinveniaindulgence, kindness; mercy, grace, favour;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwn̥h₁yeh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Latin veniālis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinveniālisgracious
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →