English
contravene
Contravene comes from Latin contraveniō ‘to oppose’, from veniō ‘come’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-.
- 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 CEcontraveniō‘to oppose’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600contravenir
- Englishearliest quotation 1648contravene
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 CEcontraveniō‘to oppose’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600contravenir
- Englishearliest quotation 1648contravene
Earliest quotation: 1648, Samuel Rutherford, London: Andrew Crooke: “[…] nothing is a commandement, or a commanded dutie…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to come, to step’
come, coming, base, basic, basis, revenue, bass, cum, venue, pug, quim, 56 more
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti ‘to come’
through Proto-Italic *gʷəniō ‘to come’
convenience, misadventure, 21 more
through Latin veniō ‘come’
event, adventure, avenue, convention, inventory, advent, inventor, intervene, souvenir, invent, provenance, convene, revenant, circumvention, 22 more
Today it means
verb To act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- / contravene