Where does “inventivitate” come from?
inventivitate (Romanian) comes from Romanian inventiv, from French inventif, from Old French inventif, from Medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin inventum, from Latin invenio, from Latin venio, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō — he, she.
inventivitate (Romanian): inventiveness
Definitions
- inventiveness
Ancestry of “inventivitate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | inventiv | inventive |
| 2 | French | inventif | inventive |
| 3 | Old French | inventif | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | inventivus | — |
| 5 | Latin | inventum | invention; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | invenio | I find; I discover, find out; I come upon |
| 7 | Latin | venio | I come; I approach |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gʷenjō | to come |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |