eventuate (v.)

1788, American English, from Latin eventus, past participle of eventire (see event). Related: Eventuated; eventuating.

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1570s, "the consequence of anything" (as in in the event that); 1580s, "that which happens;" from French event, from Latin eventus "occurrence, accident, event, fortune, fate, lot, issue," from past participle stem of evenire "to come out, happen, result," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex-) + venire "to come" (from a suffixed form of PIE root *gwa- "to go, come"). Meaning "a contest or single proceeding in a public sport" is from 1865. Events as "the course of events" is attested from 1842. Event horizon in astrophysics is from 1969.

eventuation (n.)

1813, noun of action from eventuate.

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eventuate (v.)

come out in the end;

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