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