English
advention
Advention comes from Medieval Latin advention ‘addition’, from Latin adveniō ‘to arrive’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to come, to step’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷem-‘to come, to step’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷm̥yéti‘to come’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gʷəniō‘to come’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEveniō‘come’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadveniō‘to arrive’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500advention‘addition’
- Englishearliest quotation 1674same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷem-‘to come, to step’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷm̥yéti‘to come’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gʷəniō‘to come’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEveniō‘come’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadveniō‘to arrive’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500advention‘addition’
- Englishearliest quotation 1674same form
Earliest quotation: 1674, Thomas Willis, Of the Nature of Fire: and by the way of Heat, and Light: “Fourthly, we will note, that ſomtimes ſome Bodies conceive…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to come, to step’
come, coming, base, basic, basis, revenue, bass, cum, venue, pug, quim, contravention, 56 more
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti ‘to come’
through Proto-Italic *gʷəniō ‘to come’
through Latin veniō ‘come’
event, inventory, convention, intervene, inventor, souvenir, invent, provenance, convene, revenant, contravene, circumvention, 22 more
through Latin adveniō ‘to arrive’
Today it means
noun An external addition.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- / advention