Where does “preventif” come from?

preventif (Indonesian) comes from Dutch preventief, from French préventif, from French prévention, from Latin praeventio, from Latin praeventus, from Latin praeveniō, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō — he, she.

preventif (Indonesian): preventive

Definitions

  1. preventive

Ancestry of “preventif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpreventiefpreventive, preventing, preemptive
2Frenchpréventifpreventive
3Frenchpréventionprevention
4Latinpraeventio
5Latinpraeventusanticipated
6Latinpraeveniōto anticipate
7Latinveniōto come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach
8Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yétito come
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
12Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti