Etymology of the English word venin
the English word
veninderived from the English word
venomderived from the Old French word
venimderived from the Latin root
*venimenderived from the Latin word
venenum (poison; drug)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wen-using the English suffix
-inusing the English suffix
-inDate
The earliest known usage of venin in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English