Where does “inventor” come from?

inventor (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.

inventor (Latin): contriver, author, discoverer, inventor

Definitions

  1. contriver, author, discoverer, inventor

Ancestry of “inventor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininveniōto find
2Latinveniōto come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach
3Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yétito come
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “inventor”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti →