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Origin and history of supervene

supervene(v.)

1640s, "come as something additional, be added or joined," from Latin supervenire "come on top of, come in addition to, come after, follow upon," from super "over, above, upon" (see super-) + venire "to come" (from a suffixed form of PIE root *gwa- "to go, come"). Cognate with French survenir, Spanish sobrevenir, Portuguese sobrevir, Italian sopravvenire. Related: Supervened; supervening.

also from 1640s

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supervenient(adj.)

"coming in as an addition to something else, following in close conjunction," 1590s, from Latin supervenientem (nominative superveniens), present participle of supervenire "come in addition to" (see supervene). Related: Supervenience; superveniently.

supervention(n.)

"act, state, or condition of supervening," 1640s, from Late Latin superventionem (nominative superventio), noun of action from past-participle stem of supervenire "come in addition to" (see supervene).

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