venio Latin · revision 4564

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=inherited|attested=Livius Andronicus|origins=ine-pro *gʷem-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈwɛ.ni.oː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈvɛː.ni.o]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''veniō''' (present infinitive venīre, perfect active vēnī, supine ventum); fourth conjugation, impersonal in the passive^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|itc-pro|*gʷn-je/o-|t=to come]], [[inh|ine-pro|*gʷm̥-ie/o-|t=to come]], a present formed on the zero grade of [[ine-pro|*gʷem-|t=to step, come]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(Wiktionary) Cognate with [[xum|benust|t=will have come]] and [[osc|kúmbened]], with initial /b/ from older /gʷ/.^(de Vaan 2008) Further cognates are [[sa|गच्छति|tr=gácchati|t=goes]], [[grc|βαίνω|tr=baínō|t=to go]], [[got|𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽|tr=qiman|t=to come]] and [[ang|cuman|t=to come]].^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Livius Andronicus uses it.^(de Vaan 2008) Köbler dates Livius Andronicus 280/260–before 200 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It was the ordinary word for “come”, to a place, to a person, to court or to dinner, with a supine, an infinitive or ''ad'' for the purpose.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) It was used of plants coming up, of letters and sounds reaching someone, of times and events arriving, and of coming into a state: ''in mentem venīre'' was “to come to mind”.^(OLD 2012) In law it meant to become entitled to property.^(OLD 2012)

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+ It survives as [[it|venire]], [[fr|venir]], [[es|venir]] and [[ro|veni]].^(Wiktionary) Its derivatives gave English ''event'', ''revenue'' and ''venue''.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 280/260–before 200 BC – Livius Andronicus uses it.^(de Vaan 2008)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses ''in mentem venīre'' “to come to mind”.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 1300 – English ''venue'' is recorded, through Old French ''venue'' “coming”.^(Etymonline)

+ * early 15th century – English ''revenue'' is recorded, from ''revenīre'' “to come back”.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To come, [[m|en|arrive]], reach (a place).^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

+ # To be coming, [[m|en|approach]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

+ # To come (to do something), with a supine, infinitive or ''ad''.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To appear in court; to come to dinner.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Of plants, to come up, grow.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To come to (a point in a speech or process); to have recourse to.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To come into a state: ''in mentem venīre'', to come to mind.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(law)'' To become entitled (to property).^(OLD 2012)

+ # Of events and times, to happen, arrive, ''ventūrus'', future.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[adinveniō]]

+ * [[adveniō]]

+ * [[anteveniō]]

+ * [[circumveniō]]

+ * [[contrāveniō]]

+ * [[conveniō]]

+ * [[dēveniō]]

+ * [[disconveniō]]

+ * [[ēveniō]]

+ * [[interveniō]]

+ * [[inveniō]]

+ * [[obveniō]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[adventus]]

+ * [[eventus]]

+ * [[interventus]]

+ * [[inventus]]

+ * [[praeventus]]

+ * [[cōntiō]]

+ * [[en|event]]

+ * [[en|revenue]]

+ * [[en|venue]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}