Etymology of the Latin word ingenuus
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
*genə-Derivations in Latin
genuinus,
ingenuitasDerivations in other languages
English
ingenuous, French
ingénu, French
ingénue, Portuguese
ingênuo, Portuguese
inhenho, Portuguese
inhanho, Spanish
ingenuo
