venery · noun1
- Latin · derived fromvēnor“to hunt”
- Old French · derived fromvenerie“hunting”
- Middle French · derived fromvenerie
- Middle English · inherited fromvenerie
- English todayvenery
From Middle English venerie, borrowed from Middle French venerie, from Old French venerie (“hunting”), derived from vener, from Latin vēnor (“to hunt”).
venery · noun2
- Medieval Latin · derived fromveneria
- Middle English · inherited fromvenery
- English todayvenery
From Middle English venery, venerie, venerye, borrowed from Medieval Latin veneria, from venus (“love”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.