Etymology

venin

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Today it means: Synonym of venom. Full definition →

French venin ← Latin venēnum
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  1. Latin · derived fromvenēnum“juice; venom”
  2. French · borrowed fromvenin“venom”
  3. English todayvenin

From French venin (“venom”), from Latin venēnum (“juice; venom”). Doublet of venene and venom.

Words from the same roots

Latinvenēnum all →

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