Etymology of the English word genius
the English word
geniusderived from the Latin word
genius (genius; guardian spirit; taste, inclination)
derived from the Latin word
gignere (give birth to, bring forth, bear)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-Date
The earliest known usage of genius in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Catalan
geni, Dutch
genie, French
génie, German
Genie, Italian
genio, Latin
genius, Lithuanian
genijus, Norwegian
geni, Polish
geniusz, Russian
гений, Swedish
geniUsage
Word found in Modern English
