supervene

Meaningto come on top

Common meaning: to happen as an unexpected addition

superover, above
vento comeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1969 · scan

‘over, above’ + ‘to come’ → supervene

Journey through time

Latinveniō, vēnī, ventum‘to come’
Englishsupervene‘to happen as an unexpected addition’ · today

super- also in: supervise superficial superfluous superintend superlative

ven also in: event advent convene prevent eventful

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

UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

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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