English
inventionism
From invention + -ism.
Formed from invention + -ism
Latin venīre ‘to come’
Latin invenīre ‘to discover, find, invent’
Latin inventiō ‘invention, discovery’
Middle English invencion
English invention
Today it means
noun The belief that elements of a culture developed within that culture rather than being absorbed through contact with other cultures.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / inventionism