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The word "engineer" origin (from Oxford Dictionary):

Middle English (denoting a designer and constructor of fortifications and weapons; formerly also as ingineer ): in early use from Old French engigneor, from medieval Latin ingeniator, from ingeniare ‘contrive, devise’, from Latin ingenium (see engine); in later use from French ingénieur or Italian ingegnere, also based on Latin ingenium

Would be great if we had a less war-like derived word for our profession.



By your own share, it only held a "war-like" definition in Middle English. Its original latin etymology and current definition describes the skill of devising/designing/inventing/producing solutions.

"Genius" shares the same root.


Heard the platitude that in today's French engineer is "ingenious man"




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