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ingenium
Latin · ancient
"natural talent, cleverness"
natural talent, cleverness, inborn ability
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engignour
Old French · medieval
"one who designs clever devices"
carried into French for one who designs clever devices, especially for war
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engineer
English · 1300s
"a person who designs and builds machines or structures"
settled as the English word for one who designs and builds machines and structures
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