English
inventio
Inventio comes from Latin inventiō ‘invention, discovery’, from veniō ‘to come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷem-‘to come, to step’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷm̥yéti‘to come’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gʷəniō‘to come’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEveniō‘to come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinveniō‘to find, discover, or come upon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinventiō‘invention, discovery’
- Englishtodayinventio
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷem-‘to come, to step’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷm̥yéti‘to come’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gʷəniō‘to come’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEveniō‘to come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinveniō‘to find, discover, or come upon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinventiō‘invention, discovery’
- Englishtodayinventio
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to come, to step’
come, coming, base, basic, basis, bass, revenue, cum, venue, pug, quim, contravention, 57 more
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti ‘to come’
through Proto-Italic *gʷəniō ‘to come’
convenience, misadventure, 23 more
through Latin veniō ‘to come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach’
event, avenue, adventure, convention, advent, souvenir, intervene, provenance, convene, revenant, contravene, circumvention, 24 more
Today it means
noun One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the method used for the discovery of arguments.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- / inventio