Etymology

inventive

in·ven·tive
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Today it means: Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes. Full definition →

Middle English inventif ← Old French inventif ← Medieval Latin inventivus
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived frominventivus
  2. Old French · derived frominventif
  3. Middle English · inherited frominventif
  4. English todayinventive

From Middle English inventif, inventyfe, borrowed from Old French inventif, borrowed from Medieval Latin inventivus. By surface analysis, invent + -ive.

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