Where does “inventivity” come from?
inventivity (English) comes from English inventive, from Middle English inventif, from Old French inventif, from Medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin inventum, from Latin invenio, from Latin venio, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō — he, she.
inventivity (English): The quality of being inventive
Definitions
- The quality of being inventive
Ancestry of “inventivity”, step by step
inventivity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inventive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inventive | Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the... |
| 2 | Middle English | inventif | inventive; creative |
| 3 | Old French | inventif | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | inventivus | — |
| 5 | Latin | inventum | invention; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | invenio | I find; I discover, find out; I come upon |
| 7 | Latin | venio | I come; I approach |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gʷenjō | to come |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |