## Meanings
1. The act of becoming involved in a situation in order to change or help it.
2. A medical procedure or treatment intended to improve someone's health.

## Examples
- The dispute was settled without outside intervention.
- Early intervention can prevent the disease from getting worse.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *gʷem-
- Root: intervention
- Root: interventiō

## Etymology
From Middle French intervention, from Latin interventiō. Morphologically intervene + -tion.

## AI Etymology
Intervention comes from Middle French intervention, from Latin interventiō. Morphologically intervene + -tion. The historical chain includes *gʷem- (Proto-Indo-European), intervention (Middle French), and interventiō (Latin). In present use it covers the act of becoming involved in a situation in order to change or help it and a medical procedure or treatment intended to improve someone's health.

## Topics
- Health & Medicine
- Cause, Change & Process
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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