From Latin genius ( “ inborn nature ; a tutelary deity of a person or place ; wit , brilliance ” ) , from gignō ( “ to beget, produce ” ) , Old Latin genō , from the Proto-Indo-European root * ǵenh₁- . Doublet of genio . See also genus and genie .
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Learned borrowing from Latin genius ( “ inborn nature ; a tutelary deity of a person or place ; wit , brilliance ” ) , from gignō ( “ to beget, produce ” ) , Old Latin genō , from the Proto-Indo-European root * ǵenh₁- . Doublet of enjin , insinyur , and zeni .
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European * ǵenh₁- ( “ to beget ” ) , perhaps through Old Latin genō ( “ to beget, give birth; to produce, cause ” ) , + * -yos ; compare Proto-Germanic * kunją ( “ kin ” ) and Sanskrit जन्य n ( jánya , “ lineage, tribe, people ” ) , though all probably independent formations. Not related to Arabic جِنِّي ( jinnī , “ jinn , spirit , demon ” ) .
From Latin genius . Doublet of geni .
From Latin genius . Doublet of geni .
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