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Oxford gives "genius" = "vir ingeniosus" (English-to-Latin); checking the corresponding (Latin-to-English), adjective, "ingeniosus" = "clever", "ingenious"; "naturally suited to...". Save this answer.
- What was a genius in Roman times?
- What is the Latin word for genius?
- Who is genius of ancient Rome?
- When was the word genius first used?
What was a genius in Roman times?
genius, (Latin: “begetter”, ) plural Genii, in classical Roman times, an attendant spirit of a person or place. In its earliest meaning in private cult, the genius of the Roman housefather and the iuno, or juno, of the housemother were worshiped.
What is the Latin word for genius?
From Latin genius (“inborn nature; a tutelary deity of a person or place; wit, brilliance”), from gignō (“to beget, produce”), Old Latin genō, from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-. Doublet of genio.
Who is genius of ancient Rome?
The Genius of the Roman people (Genius Publicus, or Populi Romani) stood in the forum, represented in the form of a bearded man crowned with a diadem, a cornucopia in his right hand, and a sceptre in his left. An annual sacrifice was offered to him on the 9th October.
When was the word genius first used?
genius (n.)
The sense of "characteristic disposition" of a person is from 1580s. The meaning "person of natural intelligence or talent" and that of "exalted natural mental ability, skill in the synthesis of knowledge derived from perception" are attested by 1640s.
