Etymology of the English word vein
the English word
veinderived from the Old French word
veinederived from the Latin word
vena (vein; blood-vessel, vein; artery)
Date
The earliest known usage of vein in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
devein,
veining,
veinlet,
veinule,
veiny,
veinedCognates
French
veine, German
Vene, Italian
vena, Latin
vena, Norwegian
vene, Portuguese
vea, Provençal
vena, Spanish
vena, Swedish
venUsage
Word found in Modern English
