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veloz (Adjective) "fast" 15th cent. From Latin velocem, accusative of velox 'id.' From Proto-Italic *wēlo- "like the wind." From Proto-Indo-European *h₂u̯eh₁-lo- 'id.' From a root *h₂u̯eh₁- "to blow." Indo-European Romance Portuguese veloz, French véloce, Italian veloce Germanic Gothic waian "to blow," Old High German wāen 'id.,' Old English wāwan 'id.' (English ) Balto-Slavic Old Chuch Slavonic vějati "to blow," Russian véjat' 'id.,' Czech váti 'id.,' Polish wiać 'id.,' Slovene vẹ́ti 'id.' Hellenic Ancient Greek ἄησι (háesi) "it blows" Indo-Iranian Sanskrit vā́ti "to blow," Old Avestan vāiti 'id.' Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
vena f. (Noun) "vein" 13th cent. From Latin vena 'id.' From Proto-Italic *wes-no- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *u̯es-no- 'id.' Indo-European Romance Asturian vena, Portuguese veia, Galician vea, Catalan vena, French veine, Italian vena, Aromanian vinã, Romanian vână, Sardinian bena Indo-Iranian Sanskrit vásā "fat," Avestan vaŋhu-tāt- "blood" Basque Basque mea "mineral," borrowed from Latin vena "vein" in the sense of a vein of ore or minerals Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
venal (1) (Adjective) "venous;" "venal" From Latin venalis 'id.,' from vena "vein" (see vena). Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
venal (2) (Adjective) "sellable" From Latin venalis 'id.,' from venus "sale." From Proto-Italic *wesno- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *u̯es-no- "price." Indo-European Hellenic Ancient Greek ὦνος (ônos) "price" Armenian Armenian gin "bride-price" Indo-Iranian Sanskrit vasná- "price," Middle Persian wahāg "trade" de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
vencer (Verb) "to conquer" 12th cent. From Latin vincere 'id.' From Proto-Italic *wink- "to tie." From Proto-Indo-European *u̯i-n-k- 'id.' Indo-European Romance Portuguese vencer, Catalan vèncer, French vaincre, Italian vincere, Aromanian azvingu, Romanian învinge, Sardinian bínchere Celtic Old Irish fichid "to battle," Middle Welsh gweith "battle," Old Breton gueth 'id.' Germanic Gothic weihan "to fight," Old Norse vega 'id.,' Old High German wīgan 'id.,' Old English wīgan 'id.' Balto-Slavic Lithuanian veĩkti "to work," Latvian vīkstu "to work" Hellenic Ancient Greek εἴκω (eíko) "I am like" Indo-Iranian Sanskrit viviktás "both embrace," Middle Persian winj̆- "to contain" Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
vender (Verb) "to sell" 10th cent. From Latin vendere 'id.,' from venum dare "to give sale." For the etymology of venum, see venal; for the etymology of dare, see dar. Indo-European Romance Asturian vender, Portuguese vender, Catalan vendre, French vendre, Italian vendere, Dalmatian vander, Aromanian vindu, Romanian vinde, Sardinian bèndere Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
Venecia f. (Toponym) "Venice" From Medieval Latin Venitia, originally the name of the Veneti, a pre-Roman people (see Vénetos). Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
Vénetos, véneto m. (Noun, Adjective) "Veneti;" "Venetian;" "Venetic language" Originally the name of the Veneti, a pre-Roman population who inhabited northern Italy. The Veneti were an Indo-European group who spoke the Italic language of Venetic. From Latin Venetus "Venetian" (a member of the Veneti). Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.
Venezuela f. (Toponym) "Venezuela" Old Spanish Veneçuela. From Venecia and the diminutive suffix -uela. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.
venganza f. (Noun) "vengeance" 13th cent. From vengar and -anza, a noun-forming suffix indicating the condition of the verb. Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/.