{"era":"current","word":"invent","meaning":"To create, design, or construct (something new) that has not existed before.","children":[{"era":"1200s","word":"inventer","meaning":"to discover, find","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"invenire","meaning":"to come upon, to discover","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"in- + venire","meaning":"in, on + to come","children":[],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Old French"}],"language":"Modern English"}