Latin and Greek Roots of English Vocabulary: An Online Manual: Lesson 12 [ven-/vent-]
February 7, 2010
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Vocabulary
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ven-/vent- [venu-] [from Latin]
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(verb) to come
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adventure [literally, ‘a coming toward;’ a hazardous or exciting undertaking.] to circumvent [literally, ‘to come around;’ to go around or to bypass something (for the purpose of avoiding or evading it).] convention [literally, ‘a coming together;’ a formal meeting of an organization; an agreed upon usage or belief.] event to intervene [literally, ‘to come between;’ to come between two parties in order to hinder or alter their course of action.] to invent |
event (noun) [literally, ‘a coming out;’ a happening, sometimes one of significance; a final result or outcome.] to invent (verb) [literally, ‘to come onto;’ to produce or devise something new.] |
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