English → Latin
“vein” in Latin
vēnaa vein, blood vessel; a watercourse; a vein of metalsvēnŭlaa small veinfibrafibre, filament; entrailsrescindōto cut off, cut or break down or back, cut or tear open or loose; to annul, abolish, abrogate, cancel, revoke, repeal, rsecōto cut, cut off; to cleave, divide; to operate, amputate, perform surgeryferiōto hit, to strike, to smite, to beat, to knock, injure; to cut, to thrust; to kill by striking, to slay, to give a deathpercutiōto strike, beat; to make an impression on the mind, touch, please, delight, astonish, shock; to kill
The English word vein itself goes back to Latin vēna.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
vein
PROP., vena, (arteria = an artery.) A small vein, venula: to open a vein (as a punishment), venam incidere, rescindere, secare, ferire, percutere; alicui venam solvere et sanguinem mittere (Gell., 10, 8): to open a vein (as a surgical operation), sanguinem mittere; in the arm, ex brachio.
Figuratively, vena (in metals, wood, or marble): fibra (in plants): meatus ligni (in wood). The space between veins in the earth, intervenium: marked with veins, venosus (e.g., a stone, lapis): a vein of humor, etc., ingenii vena.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for vein?
- The usual Latin words for “vein” are vēna, vēnŭla, fibra; also rescindō, secō, feriō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.