preventing
The origin and history of preventing.
Etymology
Present participle of prevent, from Latin praevenire "to come before, anticipate", from prae- "before" + venire "to come".
The origin and history of preventing.
Present participle of prevent, from Latin praevenire "to come before, anticipate", from prae- "before" + venire "to come".
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