Where does “invite” come from?
invite (French) comes from French inviter, from Latin invito — I invite; I challenge.
invite (French): inflection of inviter:
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Definitions
- inflection of inviter:
## first/third-person...
Ancestry of “invite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | inviter | to invite |
| 2 | Latin | invito | I invite; I challenge |