Where does “inventiō” come from?
inventiō (Latin) comes from Latin inveniō, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
inventiō (Latin): invention, discovery
Definitions
- invention, discovery
Ancestry of “inventiō”, step by step
inventiō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin inveniō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | inveniō | to find |
| 2 | Latin | veniō | to come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | gʷenjō | to come |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Latin invenīre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | invenīre | — |