Where does “inventive” come from?
inventive (French) comes from French inventif, from Old French inventif, from Medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin inventum, from Latin invenio, from Latin venio, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti — he, she.
inventive (French): feminine singular of inventif
Definitions
- feminine singular of inventif
Ancestry of “inventive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | inventif | inventive |
| 2 | Old French | inventif | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | inventivus | — |
| 4 | Latin | inventum | invention; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | invenio | I find; I discover, find out; I come upon |
| 6 | Latin | venio | I come; I approach |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gʷenjō | to come |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |