Venous
/ˈviː.nəs/noun
Relating to or carried by veins.
Did you know?Venous comes from Latin vena, the ordinary word for a vein, and that same ancient root also gave us Venus, the Roman goddess of love, showing how one root could split into blood, beauty, and desire.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wen-
“to desire, strive for, love”
Latin
Latin
venus
“sexual desire, charm, beauty”
Latin
Latin
vena
“vein; blood vessel”
Late Latin
Latin
venōsus
“full of veins; veiny”
Middle English
English
venous
“having the nature or appearance of veins”
Modern English
English
venous
“relating to or carried by veins”