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Where does “prévenir” come from?

prévenir (French) comes from Latin praeveniō, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

prévenir (French): prevent; notify, warn

Definitions

  1. prevent; notify, warn

Ancestry of “prévenir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraeveniō—
2Latinveniō—
3Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yéti—
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “prévenir”

  • prevenance
  • prevene
  • prévenance
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