Flashcards: Latin derivatives

supervene

 

to come or happen as something additional, extraneous, or unexpected

 

It may start as a few missed assignments and several low quiz grades; then, if even a relatively minor illness supervenes, the result may be an unacceptably low grade in the course.

 

Latin root words: supervenio, supervenire, superveni, superventus - to come upon; to come in addition; venio, venire, veni, ventus - to come

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