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- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷm̥yéti
- Proto-Italic*gʷəniō
- Latinveniō
- Latinēveniō
- Latinēventus
- Middle Frenchevent
- Englishevent
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- English todayeventual
From event + -ual; compare French éventuel. The third sense is influenced by any of several European languages, including German eventuell, French éventuel, Italian eventuale, Spanish eventual, Swedish eventuell.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.