Summary: The Latin root word *ven* and its variant *vent* both mean "come." These roots are the word origin of many English vocabulary words, including pre[*vent*], in[*vent*], [*ven*]ue, and con[*ven*]ient. When you in[*vent*] something, for instance, you "come" upon it for the first time, whereas a [*ven*]ue is a place to which people "come," often for an e[*vent*].
