venal

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 284 words | Copyright

venal exposed for sale; capable of being bought over XVII; mercenary XVIII. — L. vēnālis, f. vēnum (also vēnō, vēnuī), obl. cases of *vēnus that is for sale; rel. to Gr. ônos purchase price, Skr. vasná- price; see -AL1.

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