Etymology of the English word event
the English word
eventderived from the Latin word
eventus (outcome, result, success)
derived from the Latin word
eventum (occurrence, event; issue)
derived from the Latin word
evenire (come out, about, forth; it happens, it turns out; come out)
derived from the Latin word
venire (to come; go for sale, be sold , be disposed of for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷā-Date
The earliest known usage of event in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
noneventDerivations in other languages
Italian
eventCognates
Italian
evento, Latin
eventusUsage
Word found in Modern English
