Expertlatin
- What is genius in Latin?
- Where did the name genius originate from?
- What is the real meaning of genius?
- Is genius related to genie?
What is genius in Latin?
genius, (Latin: “begetter”, ) plural Genii, in classical Roman times, an attendant spirit of a person or place.
Where did the name genius originate from?
Genius comes from the Latin word of the same name, meaning "guardian deity or spirit which watches over each person from birth" or "innate ability." Your genius — your superior talent — at the game of chess could make you a world champion.
What is the real meaning of genius?
: extraordinary intellectual power especially as manifested in creative activity. : a person endowed with extraordinary mental superiority. especially : a person with a very high IQ. genius. 2 of 2.
Is genius related to genie?
genie (n.)
1650s, "tutelary spirit," from French génie, from Latin genius (see genius); used in French translation of "Arabian Nights" to render Arabic jinni, singular of jinn, which it accidentally resembled, and attested in English with this sense from 1748.
