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Where does “preventively” come from?

preventively (English) comes from English preventive, from English prevent, from Middle English preventen, from Latin praeventus, from Latin praeveniō, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti — he, she.

preventively (English): In a preventive way

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  1. In a preventive way

Ancestry of “preventively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreventivePreventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle...
2EnglishpreventTo stop ; to keep from; To take preventative...
3Middle Englishpreventenanticipate
4Latinpraeventus
5Latinpraeveniō—
6Latinveniō—
7Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yéti—
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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