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Word Origins Dictionary
- subvention (n.)[subvention 词源字典]
- early 15c., from Old French subvencion "support, assistance, taxation" (14c.), from Late Latin subventionem (nominative subventio) "assistance," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin subvenire "come to one's aid, assist, reinforce," from sub "up to" (see sub-) + venire "to come" (see venue).[subvention etymology, subvention origin, 英语词源]