English
invection
Invection comes from Latin invectio ‘invective’, from invehō ‘to carry into’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to transport’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weǵʰ-‘to transport’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéǵʰeti‘to be transporting’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*weɣō‘to carry, convey’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvehō‘to carry, bear, convey, transport’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinvehō‘to carry into’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinvectio‘invective’perfect passive participle of invehō
- Englishearliest quotation 1596invection
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weǵʰ-‘to transport’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéǵʰeti‘to be transporting’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*weɣō‘to carry, convey’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvehō‘to carry, bear, convey, transport’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinvehō‘to carry into’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinvectio‘invective’perfect passive participle of invehō
- Englishearliest quotation 1596invection
Earliest quotation: 1596, John Payne Collier: “I could show you the sharp invections, and grounded…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to transport’
way, always, via, wave, reveal, vogue, wagon, wedge, veil, vein, wag, venous, vex, wey, waw, vena, wain, velar, 40 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti ‘to be transporting’
halfway, weigh, wee, headway, eunuch, wonky, 8 more
through Latin vehō ‘to carry, bear, convey, transport’
Today it means
noun An inveighing against; invective.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- / invection