Venomous
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Middle English: from Old French venimeux, from venim (see venom).
wiktionary
From Middle English venemous, venymous, from Anglo-Norman venimus, from venin. Cf. Latin venēnōsus. Equivalent to venom + -ous.
etymonline
venomous (adj.)
"full of venom, noxious or hurtful by means of venom," c. 1300, from Anglo-French venimeus, Old French venimos (12c., Modern French venimeux), from venim (see venom). Earliest recorded use is figurative; literal sense by early 14c. Biologists have tended to preserve a distinction between venomous and poisonous that the general language has forgotten: venomous is applied to what bites or stings to inject toxins, poisonous to what unload toxins when eaten. Related: Venomously; venomousness.
