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Who invented the word 'Invention'?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The earliest recorded use of the word in English dates back to the 14th century, having existed earlier as 'invencion' in Old French. Both, however, are just a variation on the basic Latin verb 'invenire', meaning 'to discover/devise'. Sadly, you are never going to find out which individual Roman thought of it first!