Etymology

invite

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Today it means: To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. Full definition →

Middle French inviter ← Latin invītō
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invite · verb1

  1. Latin · derived frominvītō
  2. Middle French · borrowed frominviter
  3. English todayinvite

From Middle French inviter, from Latin invītō. Displaced native English lathe.

invite · noun2

From the verb invite.

Words from the same roots

Latininvītō all →

vie

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