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English word engineer comes from Latin genitus, Latin inganno (I trick, deceive.), Latin gignere, Latin ingratus (Thankless. Ungrateful. Unpleasant, disagreeable.)

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genitus (Latin)

inganno (Latin)

I trick, deceive.

gignere (Latin)

ingratus (Latin)

Thankless. Ungrateful. Unpleasant, disagreeable.

ingenium (Latin)

A man of genius, a genius. Disposition, temper, inclination. Innate or natural quality, natural character; nature. Intelligence, natural capacity. Talent.

engin (Old French)

Intelligence. Invention; ingenuity; creativity. Machine; device; contraption. Ruse; trickery; deception.

ingeniarius (Malayalam)

engignier (Old French)

To create; to make. To trick; to deceive.

engineour (Middle English)

engineer (English)

(transitive) To alter or construct something by means of genetic engineering.. (transitive) To control motion of substance; to change motion.. (transitive) To design, construct or manage something as an engineer.. (transitive) To plan or achieve some goal by contrivance or guile; to wangle or finagle. (Philippines) A title given to an engineer.. (chiefly, American) A person who controls [...]

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