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invention:
c.1350, from L. inventionem
(nom. inventio) "a finding,
discovery," from inventus, pp. of
invenire "devise, discover, find,"
from in- "in, on" + venire
"to come". Meaning of "thing invented" is
first recorded 1513. Invent is from
c.1475.
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enterprise:
c.1430, from M.Fr. enterprise "an
undertaking," n. use of fem. pp. of
entreprendre "undertake, take in
hand," from entre- "between" +
prendre "to take." Abstract sense
of "readiness to undertake challenges,
spirit of daring" is from 1475.
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etymonline.com
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