Etymology

subvene

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Today it means: To arrive or happen so as to help or support. Full definition →

Latin subveniō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromsubveniō“come to the aid of”
  2. English todaysubvene

From Latin subveniō (“come to the aid of”), from sub (“under, up towards”) + veniō (“come”).

Words from the same roots

Latinsubveniō all →

subvention

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