LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfourth conjugation

investiō

investiō (present infinitive investīre, perfect active investīvī, supine investītum)
Classical[ɪnˈwɛs.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[iɱˈvɛs.ti.o]

Meaning

  1. to clothe in
  2. to cover

Conjugation conjugation 4

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.investiōinvestiēbaminvestiaminvestīvīinvestīveraminvestīverō
2nd sg.investīsinvestiēbāsinvestiēsinvestīvistīinvestīverāsinvestīveris
3rd sg.investitinvestiēbatinvestietinvestīvitinvestīveratinvestīverit
1st pl.investīmusinvestiēbāmusinvestiēmusinvestīvimusinvestīverāmusinvestīverimus
2nd pl.investītisinvestiēbātisinvestiētisinvestīvistisinvestīverātisinvestīveritis
3rd pl.investiuntinvestiēbantinvestientinvestīvērunt
investīvēre		investīverantinvestīverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.investiaminvestīreminvestīveriminvestīvissem
2nd sg.investiāsinvestīrēsinvestīverīsinvestīvissēs
3rd sg.investiatinvestīretinvestīveritinvestīvisset
1st pl.investiāmusinvestīrēmusinvestīverīmusinvestīvissēmus
2nd pl.investiātisinvestīrētisinvestīverītisinvestīvissētis
3rd pl.investiantinvestīrentinvestīverintinvestīvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.investiorinvestiēbarinvestiar
2nd sg.investīris
investīre		investiēbāris
investiēbāre		investiēris
investiēre
3rd sg.investīturinvestiēbāturinvestiētur
1st pl.investīmurinvestiēbāmurinvestiēmur
2nd pl.investīminīinvestiēbāminīinvestiēminī
3rd pl.investiunturinvestiēbanturinvestientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.investiarinvestīrer
2nd sg.investiāris
investiāre		investīrēris
investīrēre
3rd sg.investiāturinvestīrētur
1st pl.investiāmurinvestīrēmur
2nd pl.investiāminīinvestīrēminī
3rd pl.investianturinvestīrentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.investīinvestīre
pres. 2nd pl.investīteinvestīminī
fut. 2nd sg.investītōinvestītor
fut. 3rd sg.investītōinvestītor
fut. 2nd pl.investītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.investiuntōinvestiuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveinvestīreinvestīrī
perfect infinitiveinvestīvisseinvestītum esse
future infinitiveinvestītūrum esseinvestītum īrī
present participleinvestiēns
investiente, investientem, investientēs, investientī, investientia, investientibus, investientis, investientīs, investientium		—
perfect participle—investītus
investīta, investītā, investītae, investītam, investītārum, investītās, investītī, investītōrum, investītōs
future participleinvestītūrus
investītūra, investītūrā, investītūrae, investītūram, investītūrārum, investītūrās, investītūre, investītūrī, investītūrīs, investītūrō, investītūrōrum, investītūrōs, investītūrum		investiendus
investiundus, investienda, investiendā, investiendae, investiendam, investiendārum, investiendās, investiende, investiendīs, investiendōrum, investiendōs
gerundinvestiendī, investiendō, investiendumsupineinvestītum, investītū

in-vestĭo, īvi, ītum, 4, v. a.,
I. to clothe, cover (very rare).
I. Lit.: scrupeo investita saxo, Enn. ap. Non. 162, 22 (Trag. Fragm. v. 139).—
II. In gen., to surround: focum, Sen. Ep. 114, 6.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latininvestiō

Latin vestiō Latin investiō From in- + vestiō.

Elsewhere
  • Catalaninvestir
  • Germaninvestieren
  • Italianinvestire
  • Spanishembestirfrom Italian investire
  • Englishinvestfrom Middle French investir
  • Frenchinvestirfrom Middle French investir
  • Portugueseinvestir
  • Spanishinvestir
  • Spanishenvestir
  • Dutchinvesteren
Balkan Romance
  • Romanianînvește
  • Romanianînvești
  • Aromaniannvescu
  • Aromaniananvescu
  • Aromaniannvishteari
  • Aromaniannvest
  • Aromaniannvãshteri
  • Istro-Romanianmnescu
  • Megleno-Romaniananves
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanenvestir
  • Occitanenvestir
Italo-Romance
  • Sardinianinbestire
  • Sicilianmmèstiri

In English words that came into English from investiō

  • investinvestire
  • investitureinvestītūra
  • investientinvestiens

Quick answers

What does investiō mean in Latin?
investiō, a verb, means “to clothe in; to cover”.
What are the principal parts of investiō?
investiō, investīre, investīvī, investītum (fourth conjugation).
How do you pronounce investiō?
In classical Latin, [ɪnˈwɛs.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iɱˈvɛs.ti.o].
Where does investiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin investiō.
Which English words come from investiō?
English words that go back to Latin investiō include invest, investiture and investient.