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vena
Latin · ancient
"a blood vessel"
a blood vessel, especially one carrying blood toward the heart
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veine
Old French · medieval
"a blood vessel"
carried into French anatomical vocabulary
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vein
English · 1200s
"a blood vessel carrying blood toward the heart"
settled as the English word for the blood vessels returning blood to the heart
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