invent
/ɪnˈvent/·인벤트·verb
to create something new
LatinCEFR A2
Root
in- (in, upon) + Latin 'venire' (to come)
Latin invenire (come upon, find) → Old French inventer → English invent
In a word
in- (in) + vent (come) = 'come upon, find'. The Latin invenire meant exactly that. Invention, by root, is less a thing produced outside than a meeting inside the mind: an idea walking in. That "aha" moment? Etymology calls it a new guest arriving.
Examples
Edison invented the light bulb.
She invented an excuse to leave early.
Children love to invent games.
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