Etymology of the English word inventory
the English word
inventoryderived from the Medieval Latin word
inventoriumderived from the Late Latin word
inventarium (list; catalog; inventory)
derived from the Late Latin word
inventusderived from the Latin word
invenire (come upon; discover, find)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
venire (to come; go for sale, be sold , be disposed of for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷā-Date
The earliest known usage of inventory in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
inventoried,
inventoryingCognates
Dutch
inventaris, French
inventaire, German
Inventar, Italian
inventario, Lithuanian
inventorius, Norwegian
inventar, Polish
inwentarz, Russian
инвентaрь, Spanish
inventario, Swedish
inventariumUsage
Word found in Modern English
