Where does “uninventive” come from?
uninventive (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.
uninventive (English): Not inventive
Definitions
- Not inventive
Ancestry of “uninventive”, step by step
| 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 |