myEtymology.com: English etymology of engineering

Etymology of the English word engineering

the English word engineering

derived from the English word engineer

derived from the English word enginer

derived from the Old French word engigneor

derived from the Old French word engignier

derived from the Medieval Latin word ingeniator

derived from the Medieval Latin word ingeniare

derived from the Latin word ingenium (nature, innate quality; natural disposition; trick, clever device)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *genə-

using the English suffix -ing

Word found in Modern English