inventress

English

Alternative forms

• inventoress

Etymology

Etymology tree

English inventor

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.

Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă)

Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor.

Late Latin -issader.

Old French -essebor.

Middle English -esse

English -ess

English inventress

From inventor + -ess.

Noun

inventress (plural inventresses)

1. (rare) An inventrix; a female inventor.

Translations

inventrix — see inventrix

Anagrams

• vintneress