Where does “subvention” come from?

Subvention comes from Middle French subvention, from Latin subventio, meaning assistance or support.

subvention (English): A subsidy; provision of financial or other...

Definitions

  1. A subsidy; provision of financial or other...

Ancestry of “subvention”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsubvention—
2Latinsubventio—
3Latinsubveniōto support, assist, come to the aid of, rescue
4Latinveniōto come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach
5Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yétito come
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “subvention”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti →