Source etymology 1 · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗An occurrence; something that happens. · A prearranged social activity (function, etc.) · One of several contests that combine to make up a competition. · An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti Proto-Italic *gʷəniō Latin veniō Latin ēveniō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin ēventus Middle French eventbor. English event From Middle French event, from Latin ēventus (“an event, occurrence”), from ēveniō (“to happen, to fall out, to come out”), from ē (“out of, from”), short form of ex + veniō (“come”); related to venture, advent, convent, invent, convene, evene, etc.
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