Where does “genie” come from?

genie (Dutch) comes from French génie, from Latin genius, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

genie (Dutch): genius; military engineers

Definitions

  1. genius; military engineers

Ancestry of “genie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgéniegenie; genius
2Latingeniusthe deity or guardian spirit of a person, place,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “genie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Latin genius →Every word from French génie →