Where does “henyo” come from?

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

henyo (Tagalog): genius

Definitions

  1. genius

Ancestry of “henyo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgeniogenius; temper, mood; jinn, genie
2Frenchgéniegenie; genius
3Latingeniusthe deity or guardian spirit of a person, place,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “henyo”

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