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Where does “prévention” come from?

prévention (French) comes from Latin praeventio, from Latin praeventus, 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- — he, she.

prévention (French): prevention

Definitions

  1. prevention

Ancestry of “prévention”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraeventio—
2Latinpraeventus
3Latinpraeveniō—
4Latinveniō—
5Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yéti—
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “prévention”

  • prevansyon
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