English
inventory
Inventory comes from Late Latin inventārium ‘a list, inventory’, from Latin inveniō ‘to find out’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to come, to step’.
- 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‘come’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinveniō‘to find out’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEinventārium‘a list, inventory’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500inventōriumalteration of inventārium
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500inventorie
- Englishearliest quotation 2008inventory
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‘come’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinveniō‘to find out’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEinventārium‘a list, inventory’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500inventōriumalteration of inventārium
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500inventorie
- Englishearliest quotation 2008inventory
Earliest quotation: 2008, PDA: “From the inventory tab you have the option to…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to come, to step’
come, coming, base, basic, basis, revenue, bass, 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 ‘come’
event, avenue, adventure, convention, advent, intervene, souvenir, provenance, convene, revenant, circumvention, contravene, 24 more
Today it means
noun The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- / inventory