Etymograph

English

vena

Vena comes from Latin vēna ‘a vein, blood vessel’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvēna‘a vein, blood vessel’
  2. Englishtodayvena

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvēna‘a vein, blood vessel’
  2. Englishtodayvena

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to bring, transport’

way, always, via, vehicle, wave, reveal, halfway, weigh, wagon, wee, vogue, vector, wedge, veil, headway, wag, wonky, eunuch, wey, waw, wain, vex, invective, velar, 40 more

through Latin vēna ‘a vein, blood vessel’

vein, venous, 3 more

Today it means

noun Synonym of vein.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin vēna / vena

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