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invisibility (n.)[invisibility 词源字典]: 1560s, from Late Latin invisibilitas, from invisibilis (see invisible).[invisibility etymology, invisibility origin, 英语词源]
invisible (adj.): mid-14c., from Old French invisible (13c.), from Latin invisibilis "unseen, invisible," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + visibilis (see visible). As a noun, "things invisible," from 1640s. Invisible Man is from H.G. Wells's novel (1897). Related: Invisibly.
invision (n.): "want of vision," 1640s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + vision.
invita Minerva: Latin, literally "Minerva (goddess of wisdom) unwilling;" i.e. "without inspiration, not being in the mood for it."
invitation (n.): mid-15c., from Latin invitationem (nominative invitatio) "an invitation, incitement, challenge," noun of action from past participle stem of invitare "invite, treat, entertain," originally "be pleasant toward," from in- "toward" (see in- (2)). Second element is obscure; Watkins suggests a suffixed form of root *weie- "to go after something, pursue with vigor," and a connection to English gain (see venison). Meaning "the spoken or written form in which a person is invited" is from 1610s.
invite (v.): 1530s, a back-formation from invitation, or else from Middle French inviter, from Latin invitare "to invite," also "to summon, challenge." As a noun variant of invitation it is attested from 1650s. Related: Invited; inviting.
invite (n.): 1650s, from invite (v.).
invitee (n.): 1837, from invite (v.) + -ee.
inviting (adj.): âattractive, alluring,â c. 1600, from present participle of invite (v.).
invocation (n.): late 14c., "petition (to God or a god) for aid or comfort; invocation, prayer;" also "a summoning of evil spirits," from Old French invocacion (12c.), from Latin invocationem (nominative invocatio), noun of action from past participle stem of invocare "to call upon, invoke, appeal to" (see invoke).
invoice (n.): 1550s, apparently from Middle French envois, plural of envoi "dispatch (of goods)," literally "a sending," from envoyer "to send" (see envoy). As a verb, 1690s, from the noun.
invoke (v.): late 15c., from Middle French envoquer (12c.), from Latin invocare "call upon, implore," from in- "upon" (see in- (2)) + vocare "to call," related to vox (genitive vocis) "voice" (see voice (n.)). Related: Invoked; invoking.
involuntary (adj.): mid-15c., from Late Latin involuntarius "involuntary," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Latin voluntarius (see voluntary). Related: Involuntarily.
involute (adj.): early 15c., from Latin involutus "rolled up, intricate, obscure," past participle of involvere (see involve).
involution (n.): late 14c., from Latin involutionem (nominative involutio) "a rolling up," noun of action from past participle stem of involvere (see involve). Related: Involutional.
involve (v.): late 14c., "envelop, surround," from Latin involvere "envelop, surround, overwhelm," literally "roll into," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + volvere "to roll" (see volvox). Originally "envelop, surround," sense of "take in, include" first recorded c. 1600. Related: Involved; Involving.
involved (adj.): "complicated," 1640s, past participle adjective from involve.
involvement (n.): 1706, from involve + -ment.
invulnerability (n.): 1775, from invulnerable + -ity.
invulnerable (adj.): 1590s, from Latin invulnerabilis "invulnerable," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + vulnerabilis (see vulnerable). Related: Invulnerably.