ven/vent

come

Spelled ven, vent · venire 'come'; vent- appears in related Latin forms

Latin venire means come: people convene, helpers intervene, and revenue is money that comes back.

Words built from it

contravene — to violate or go against a rule or requirement
contra- (against) + ven (come)
adventitious — arising from outside circumstances rather than being inherent
ad- (toward) + vent (come) + -itious (characterized by)
provenance — the origin or history of ownership of something
pro- (forth) + ven (come) + -ance (action or state)
convene — to gather for a meeting or call people together
con- (together) + ven (come)
intervene — to become involved in order to affect what happens
inter- (between) + ven (come)
revenue — income received by an organization or from an activity
re- (back) + ven (come)
prevent — to stop something from happening
pre- (before) + vent (come)