Where does “エンジニアリング” come from?
エンジニアリング (Japanese) 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.
エンジニアリング (Japanese): engineering, the application of science to the needs of humanity
Definitions
- engineering, the application of science to the needs of humanity
Ancestry of “エンジニアリング”, step by step
| 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 |