Where does “contrivement” come from?
contrivement (English) comes from English contrive, from Middle English contreve, from Old French controver, from Old French trover, from Vulgar Latin tropare, from Latin tropus, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή.
contrivement (English): contrivance; invention; arrangement or plan
Definitions
- contrivance; invention; arrangement or plan
Ancestry of “contrivement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | contrive | To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise;... |
| 2 | Middle English | contreve | to invent |
| 3 | Old French | controver | — |
| 4 | Old French | trover | to find |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | tropare | to compose; present active infinitive of *tropō |
| 6 | Latin | tropus | a figurative use of a word, a trope; a way of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τρόπος | a turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |