intervención

/inteɾbenˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f

intervention

🛑✋ inter + venir = to come between; intervención is stepping in between

From Latin inter (between) + venire (to come). Intervención literally means a coming-between: someone arrives in the middle of a situation to change its course. Spot venir (to come) inside the word, as in English convene and prevent.

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