Etymology of the English word engineer
the English word
engineerderived from the English word
enginerderived from the Old French word
engigneorderived from the Medieval Latin word
ingeniatorderived from the Medieval Latin word
ingeniarederived from the Latin word
ingenium (nature, innate quality; natural disposition; trick, clever device)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-Date
The earliest known usage of engineer in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
engineering,
reengineer,
engineeredCognates
Dutch
ingenieur, French
ingénieur, German
Ingenieur, Italian
ingegnere, Lithuanian
inžinierius, Norwegian
ingenior, Polish
inżynier, Russian
инженер, Swedish
ingenjör, Yiddish
inzhenirUsage
Word found in Modern English
