Where does “génial” come from?

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

génial (French): ingenious, characteristic of a genius; great,...

Definitions

  1. ingenious, characteristic of a genius; great,...

Ancestry of “génial”, 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 “génial”

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