Etymology

venefic

ve·nef·ic
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Today it means: poisonous; pertaining to poison or poisoning Full definition →

Latin venēficus
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  1. Latin · derived fromvenēficus
  2. English todayvenefic

From Latin venēficus, from venēnum (“poison”).

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