Where does “venă” come from?

venă (Romanian) comes from French veine, from Middle French vene, from Old French veine, from Latin venia, from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

venă (Romanian): vein

Definitions

  1. vein

Ancestry of “venă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchveinevein; vein, seam; luck
2Middle Frenchvenevein
3Old Frenchveinevein
4Latinveniaindulgence, kindness; mercy, grace, favour;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwn̥h₁yeh₂
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂Every word from Latin venia
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