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Where does “supervene” come from?

Supervene derives from Latin supervenire, composed of Latin super- and venio (to come), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- (to go or come).

supervene (English): To follow closely, either as a consequence or in...

Definitions

  1. To follow closely, either as a consequence or in...

Ancestry of “supervene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuperveniō—
2Latinsuper-super-; over, above
3Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
4Latineks-uper—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →