The story
- Old French · derived fromvenimosete
- Middle English · inherited fromvenemosite, venymouste
- English todayvenomosity
From Middle English venemosite, venymouste, from Old French venimosete. By surface analysis, venom (“poisonous”) + -osity. Piecewise doublet of venenosity.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.