venino

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• vinino

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin venīnum, from Classical Latin venēnum. Compare Old Galician-Portuguese vinino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βeˈnino/

Noun

venino m (plural veninos)

1. poison, venom
   • c. 1264, Del Sacrificio de la Misa, cuarteto 98

     (...) Redempcion de pecados sin sangne nunca vino, sangne lava las almas de todo mal venino (...)

     Redemption of sins without blood never came, blood washes the souls from all venomous evil.

Derived terms

• veninoso

Descendants

• Spanish: veneno (relatinised)
  • → Sardinian: venenu

References

• Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983) “veneno”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 769