Etymology of the Latin word genius
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-Derivations in Latin
genialisDerivations in other languages
English
genius, French
génie, Portuguese
gênio, Spanish
genioCognates
Catalan
geni, Dutch
genie, English
genius, French
génie, German
Genie, Italian
genio, Lithuanian
genijus, Norwegian
geni, Polish
geniusz, Russian
гений, Swedish
geni
