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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—
3Latinsubveniō—
4Latinveniō—
5Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yéti—
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “subvention”

  • subventionize
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