Where does “genio” come from?
genio (English) comes from Italian genio, from Latin genius, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
genio (English): Somebody of a particular turn of mind
Definitions
- Somebody of a particular turn of mind
Ancestry of “genio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | genio | genius; spirit, genie; il genio |
| 2 | Latin | genius | the deity or guardian spirit of a person, place,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
Words derived from “genio”