ingenu

English

noun

Definitions

(rare) An innocent, unsophisticated, naive, wholesome boy or young man.

Etymology

Borrowed from French ingénu (guileless) derived from Latin ingenuus (frank, ingenuous, of noble character).

Origin

Latin

ingenuus

Gloss

frank, ingenuous, of noble character

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

ingenuous English
gignō Latin
ingenuus Latin
ingenuo Italian
ingénu French
ingénue French
ingénument French
ingenuo Spanish, Castilian
ingénuo Portuguese
ingenu Catalan, Valencian

ingenuous