Invent
late 15th century (in the sense ‘find out, discover’): from Latin invent- ‘contrived, discovered’, from the verb invenire, from in- ‘into’ + venire ‘come’.
wiktionary
From Middle English inventen, borrowed from Old French inventer, from Latin inventus, perfect passive participle of inveniō(“come upon, meet with, find, discover”), from in(“in, on”) + veniō(“come”); see venture. Compare advent, covent, event, prevent, etc.
etymonline
invent (v.)
c. 1500, "to find, discover" (obsolete), a back-formation from invention or else from Latin inventus, past participle of invenire "to come upon; devise, discover."
The general sense of "make up, fabricate, concoct, devise" (a plot, excuse, etc.) is from 1530s, as is that of "produce by original thought, find out by original study or contrivance." Related: Invented; inventing.
