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Stage 1 of 2
intervenire
Latin · ancient
"to come between"
to come between, from inter- (between) and venire (to come)
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Stage 2 of 2
intervene
English · 1580s
"to become involved in a situation to change its outcome"
settled as the English word for becoming involved in a situation to change its outcome
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