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Where does “investment” come from?

Investment derives from English invest, which comes from Latin investigatus (meaning to track or search into), combining Latin in- (in) and a root from Proto-Indo-European ne (not).

investment (English): The act of investing, or state of being invested;...

Definitions

  1. The act of investing, or state of being invested;...

Ancestry of “investment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinvestTo spend money, time, or energy on something,...
2EnglishinvestigateTo inquire into or study in order to ascertain...
3EnglishinvestigationThe act of investigating; the process of...
4Latininvestīgātiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “investment”

  • reinvestment
  • overinvestment
  • noninvestment
  • malinvestment
  • subinvestment
  • misinvestment
  • counterinvestment
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