inventif
French
Etymology
From Old French inventif, from Medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin inventum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.vɑ̃.tif/
Adjective
inventif (feminine inventive, masculine plural inventifs, feminine plural inventives)
- inventive
Derived terms
- inventivité
Related terms
- inventer
- inventeur
- invention
Further reading
- “inventif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French inventif, from Medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin inventum.
Adjective
inventif
- inventive; creative
- inventively able (to create something)
Descendants
- English: inventive
References
- “inventī̆f, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.