English
inventor
Inventor comes from Latin inventor ‘contriver, author, discoverer, inventor’, 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 discover, find out, learn’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinventor‘contriver, author, discoverer, inventor’
- Englishtodaysame form
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 discover, find out, learn’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinventor‘contriver, author, discoverer, inventor’
- Englishtodaysame form
Equivalent to invent + -or
Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to come, to step’
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Latin inveniō ‘come upon, meet with, find, discover’
Latin inventus ‘discovered, having been discovered’
Old French inventer
Middle English inventen
English invent
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to come, to step’
come, coming, base, basic, basis, bass, revenue, cum, venue, pug, contravention, quim, 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, circumvention, contravene, 24 more
Today it means
noun One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- / inventor