invención

/imbenˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f

invention

💡 invención = invent + -ción: from Latin invenire, to come upon (in + venir, come)

Latin invenire meant to come upon or find. An invención is something you came upon and brought into being. Spot the same stem in venir (to come) and the English words invent and venture. The sense of fiction comes from something made up.

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