Vein Definition
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Noun
Origin of Vein
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From Middle English < Old French veine < Latin vÄ“na (“a blood-vessel, vein, artery, also a watercourse, a vein of metal, a vein or streak of wood or stone, a row of trees, strength, a person's natural bent, ect."); probable origin a pipe or channel for conveying a fluid, from vehere (“to carry, convey").
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Middle English veine from Old French from Latin vēna
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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