An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

To create or design a new type of thing (process, machines, etc.). See also → discover.

Etymology (EN): From L. inventus, p.p. of invenire “to encounter, come upon, find,”
from in- “upon” + ven-, from venire “to come” + -tus p.p. suffix.

Etymology (PE): Parâvidan on the model of dialectals Munji purôv-/purvi-, Yidgha pura-/prvei- “to find, obtain,” Shughni, Roshani, Bartangi, Yazghulami firâp-fiript “to arrive at, reach;” prefixed (*fra-/*pra-) from Proto-Iranian *Hap/f- “to reach, attain;” cf. Av. ap- “to reach, attain;”
related to Pers. yâb-, yâftan “to find” (Cheung 2007).