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vein

/ˈveɪn/VAYN
/ˈveɪn/VAYN

Meaninga vessel

Common meaning: a vessel carrying blood to the heart

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√WAGH‘carry, to remove, to wag’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 338, p. 742 · scan
  2. Latinvēna, -ae‘a blood vessel, vein’
  3. Frenchveine
  4. Englishvein‘a vessel carrying blood to the heart’ · today

vein also in: venous

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin vēna ‘a blood vessel, vein’.

Roots

Related words

venous

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