Where does “inventor” come from?
Inventor comes from Latin inventor, formed from the prefix in- and the agent noun -tor derived from a verb root gʷem- meaning to come or go in Proto-Indo-European.
inventor (English): One who invents, either as a hobby or as an...
Definitions
- One who invents, either as a hobby or as an...
Ancestry of “inventor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | inventor | contriver, author, discoverer, inventor |
| 2 | Latin | inveniō | to find |
| 3 | Latin | veniō | to come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gʷenjō | to come |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |