Where does “venal” come from?

venal (Portuguese) comes from Latin vēnālis, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

venal (Portuguese): venal, venous pertaining to veins

Definitions

  1. venal, venous pertaining to veins

Ancestry of “venal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvēnālisfor sale
2Latin-icius-itious
3Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Latin -icus →