Where does “astroengineering” come from?
astroengineering (English) comes from English engineering, from English engineer, from Middle English engyneour, from Old French engigneor, from Latin ingeniator, from Latin ingeniārius, from Latin ingenium, from Latin gignere — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
astroengineering (English): The construction of megastructures in space by...
Definitions
- The construction of megastructures in space by...
Ancestry of “astroengineering”, step by step
astroengineering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English engineering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | engineering | present participle of engineer; The application... |
| 2 | English | engineer | A person who is qualified or professionally... |
| 3 | Middle English | engyneour | — |
| 4 | Old French | engigneor | deceiver; one who deceives; engineer |
| 5 | Latin | ingeniator | engineer |
| 6 | Latin | ingeniārius | an engineer |
| 7 | Latin | ingenium | innate or natural quality, natural character;... |
| 8 | Latin | gignere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | genere | ablative singular of genus; to beget, produce |
| 10 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English astro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | astro | astroturf |