venal

venal · adjective¹

1. Latin · derived fromvēna“vein”
2. English todayvenal

From Latin vēna (“vein”) + -al.

venal · adjective²

1. Latin · derived fromvēnālis“for sale”
2. Old French · derived fromvenel
3. French · borrowed fromvénal
4. English todayvenal

Borrowed from French vénal, from Old French venel, from Latin vēnālis (“for sale”), from vēnum (“something for sale”); compare English vend.

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