Where does “uninventively” come from?
uninventively (English) comes from English uninventive, from English inventive, from Middle English inventif, from Old French inventif, from Medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin inventum, from Latin invenio, from Latin venio — he, she.
uninventively (English): In an uninventive way
Definitions
- In an uninventive way
Ancestry of “uninventively”, step by step
uninventively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uninventive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uninventive | Not inventive |
| 2 | English | inventive | Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the... |
| 3 | Middle English | inventif | inventive; creative |
| 4 | Old French | inventif | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | inventivus | — |
| 6 | Latin | inventum | invention; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 7 | Latin | invenio | I find; I discover, find out; I come upon |
| 8 | Latin | venio | I come; I approach |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | gʷenjō | to come |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |