Where does “engenho” come from?
engenho (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese engenno, from Latin ingenium, from Latin gignere, from Latin genere, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
engenho (Portuguese): ingenuity; astuteness; machine
Definitions
- ingenuity; astuteness; machine
Ancestry of “engenho”, step by step
engenho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese engenno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | engenno | — |
| 2 | Latin | ingenium | innate or natural quality, natural character;... |
| 3 | Latin | gignere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | genere | ablative singular of genus; to beget, produce |
| 5 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Old Portuguese engenho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | engenho | — |