English → Latin
“intervene” in Latin
interveniōto intervene, come between; to interrupt; to occur, happensuperveniōto overtake, come upon; to surpass, exceed, excelinterpōnōto put, place or lay between or among; to insert, interpose or introduce (often in a bad way); to pledgeobiciōto throw or put to, towards, in front of or before; to present, expose, hold out, offer; to turn over, give overannusyear; time; seasonnoxnight (period of time); darkness; a dream or sleep
The English word intervene itself goes back to Latin veniō, through interveniō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
intervene
intervenire: supervenire (to come upon anybody unexpectedly; of persons or things; e.g., of night, ni nox proelio intervenisset, Liv., ; quotiens imbres superveniunt; Front., Aquaed., 15): intercedere alicui rei (of time, annus, nox, Cic.): interponi (of time, spatio interposito): objici (of hinderances). Scarcely a year had intervened, before (or when), etc., vix annus intercesserat, qnum, etc.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for intervene?
- The usual Latin words for “intervene” are interveniō, superveniō, interpōnō; also obiciō, annus, nox. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.