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Where does “subvention” come from?

subvention (Middle French) comes from Latin subventio, from Latin subveniō, 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.

Ancestry of “subvention”, step by step

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

Words derived from “subvention”

  • subvention
  • subventionize
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