noun, masculine/inˈxenjo/plural: ingenios
genius, wit (faculty to reason and invent quickly); intuition, creative faculty; skill, cleverness; sense of humor; machine, device
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁etider. Proto-Italic Latin gignō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin ingeniumbor. Spanish ingenio Borrowed from Latin ingenium. Doublet of engeño.