Etymology

convene

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Today it means: To come together; to meet; to unite. Full definition →

Middle French convenir ← Latin convenio, convenire ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*gʷm̥yéti
  2. Latin · derived fromconvenio, convenire“come together”
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromconvenir
  4. English todayconvene

Borrowed from Middle French convenir, from Latin convenio, convenire (“come together”), from con- (“with, together”) + veniō (“come”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti, from the root *gʷem-.

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