Etymology of the English word ingenuous
the English word
ingenuousderived from the Latin word
ingenuus (natural, indigenous; free-born)
derived from the Latin word
gignere (give birth to, bring forth, bear)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genÉ™-Date
The earliest known usage of ingenuous in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
disingenuousUsage
Word found in Modern English
