Latin · root
venire
come
Forms
- ven-
- vent- — Latin stem used in forms connected with coming or arrival.
Origin
Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-, ‘come; go.’
Note
Something that ‘comes about’ happens: movement becomes a way to describe events.
Words sharing this root
adventThe arrival or beginning of something important.AdventThe Christian season of preparation for Christmas.adventureAn undertaking involving excitement, uncertainty, or risk.avenueA broad route leading toward a place.circumventTo find a clever way around something that blocks or restricts you.contraveneTo violate or conflict with a rule or law.contraventionAn act that breaks a law, rule, or agreement.conveneTo come or bring people together for a meeting.convenienceEase of access or use that saves time and effort.convenientWell suited to someone's needs with little difficulty or effort.conventA religious community living together, especially nuns.conventionA practice or arrangement accepted by common agreement.conventionA formal gathering of people with shared interests or purposes.conventionalFollowing established standard practices.conventionalBased on a formal agreement or treaty.covenA group of witches who meet to practise witchcraft.covenantA solemn agreement or promise, or to make one.eventAn occurrence at a particular time.eventualHappening in the end after time or development.inconvenientCausing trouble or difficulty by being unsuitable for someone's needs.interventionAction taken to change a situation by becoming involved in it.inventTo create something that did not previously exist.inventionThe creation of an original thing through imagination.inventiveSkilled at thinking of new ideas or making new things.inventorA person who creates a new device, process, or idea.inventoryA complete accounting of the items held in stock.misadventureAn unintended accident with an unfortunate outcome.preventTo stop something from happening or someone from doing something.preventionThe act or process of stopping something from happening.provenanceThe history of where something came from.revenueIncome taken in by an organization.souvenirAn object kept as a reminder of a place or event.