gnegnu
Sicilian
/ˈɲɛɲːu/
noun
Definitions
- talent, inventiveness, ingeniousness
Etymology
Inherited from Latin ingenium (an engine, nature, innate natural quality, genius, an invention, a producer, a genius, machine, LL) derived from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (know, I know, recognize, be familiar with, perceive).
Origin
Ancient Greek
γιγνώσκω
Gloss
know, I know, recognize, be familiar with, perceive
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
知
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ingeny English
- gignō Latin
- ingeniarius Latin
- ingeniator Latin
- ingenium Latin
- ingeniārius Latin
- ingegno Italian
- ingénier French
- ingenio Spanish, Castilian
- γιγνώσκω Ancient Greek
- γνωτός Ancient Greek
- γνώμη Ancient Greek
- γνώμων Ancient Greek
- γνῶσις Ancient Greek
- διάγνωσις Ancient Greek
- προκαταγιγνώσκω Ancient Greek
- ἄγνοια Ancient Greek
- ἄγνωστος Ancient Greek
- ἐπιγιγνώσκω Ancient Greek
- *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵiǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- engin Old French
- enginy Catalan, Valencian
- engenno Old Portuguese
- engenno Old Spanish