intervene

/ˌɪntəˈvin/in-tur-VEEN

/ˌɪntɚˈvin/in-tur-VEEN

Meaningto come between

Common meaning: to step in to change an outcome

interbetween, among
vento comeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1969 · scan

‘between, among’ + ‘to come’ → intervene

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin veniō ‘to come’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry veniō, p. 1969 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry PREVENT, p. 466 · dictionary scan

Roots

veniō, vēnī, ventum Latin “to come”

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