Where does “reinventive” come from?
reinventive (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.
reinventive (English): Tending to reinvent
Definitions
- Tending to reinvent
Ancestry of “reinventive”, step by step
reinventive 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 |
via English reinvent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reinvent | To invent again something that has already been... |
| 2 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 3 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 4 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |