English → Latin
“invent” in Latin
reperiōto find, find out, learn, realise, ascertain, discover, inventexcōgitōto contrive, devise or invent (by thinking); to think up or create out of nothingfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough); to touch, touch gently, stroke, stroke gently, handle; to adorn, dress, arrangecomminīscorto devise, contrive, inventcoquōto cook; prepare food; to ripen; to roast, dryconcoquōto boil or seethe together, cook thoroughly; concoct; to prepare, ripen, mature; to digestmāchinorto devise, invent; to plot evil, contriveēmentiorto lie; to fabricate, pretend, feign
The English word invent itself goes back to Latin veniō, through inventus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
invent
in venire, reperire (to find out; the former accidentally or as general term = εὑρεῖν; the latter, after reflection, search, etc.; = ἀνευρεῖν): excogitare (to strike out by thinking, Cic.): cogitatione assequi, in venire (to find out, to discover): fingere: comminisci (to invent, to contrive, to design): coquere: concoquere (to design, brood over or hatch, as it were): machinari (to contrive cunningly): ementiri (to invent falsely). Vid: To DISCOVER, To FIND OUT, To CONTRIVE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for invent?
- The usual Latin words for “invent” are reperiō, excōgitō, fingō; also comminīscor, coquō, concoquō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.