English
convene
Convene comes from Latin convenio ‘come together’, and goes back to 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*gʷəniōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEveniō‘come’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconvenio‘come together’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600convenir
- Englishearliest quotation 1670convene
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*gʷəniōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEveniō‘come’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconvenio‘come together’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600convenir
- Englishearliest quotation 1670convene
Earliest quotation: 1670, Richard Baker: “The Parliament of Scotland now convened.”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to come, to step’
come, coming, base, basic, basis, bass, revenue, cum, venue, pug, contravention, quim, 57 more
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti ‘to come’
through Proto-Italic *gʷəniō
through Latin veniō ‘come’
event, adventure, avenue, inventory, advent, intervene, inventor, souvenir, invent, provenance, revenant, circumvention, contravene, 23 more
through Latin convenio ‘come together’
Today it means
verb To come together; to meet; to unite.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- / convene