ven-, vent-, veni-, ventu-

(Latin: come)


prevent
prevent, preventative
1. To cause something not to happen or to stop it from being done.
2. To be the reason why someone does not or cannot do a particular thing.
preventable
preventative
preventible
prevention
1. An action or actions taken to stop someone from doing something or to prevent something from taking place.
2. An action or measure that makes it impossible or very difficult for someone to do a certain thing, or for something to happen.
preventive
preventively
preventiveness
provenance
1. The place of origin of something.
2. The source and ownership history of a work of art or literature, or of an archeological find.
3. Literally, “to come forth”.
provenience
Provenito in altum.
May He appear on high.

Motto of Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.

revenue
1. That which comes in to one as a return from property or possessions; especially, of an extensive kind; income from any source (but especially when large and not directly earned).
2. The collective items or amounts that constitute an income; especially, that of a person having extensive landed possessions, a ruler, city, state, etc.
3. The annual income of a government or state, from all sources, out of which the public expenses are defrayed.
4. The department of the civil service that deals with the collection of national funds.
Semper ad eventum festinat.
He always hastens to the crisis.
souvenir
Something bought or kept as a reminder of a particular place or occasion; ultimately from Latin subvenire, “to come into mind”.

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