Where does “uninventiveness” come from?
uninventiveness (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.
uninventiveness (English): Lack of inventiveness
Definitions
- Lack of inventiveness
Ancestry of “uninventiveness”, step by step
uninventiveness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |