Where does “ingenuity” come from?
Ingenuity derives from Latin ingenuitas, meaning the quality of being freeborn or noble by birth.
ingenuity (English): The ability to solve difficult problems, often in...
Definitions
- The ability to solve difficult problems, often in...
Ancestry of “ingenuity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ingenuitas | The condition of being free-born or noble;... |
| 2 | Latin | ingenuus | natural, indigenous; freeborn; noble, upright,... |
| 3 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 4 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |