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What does the word ‘engineer’ mean?

The root of the word ‘engineer’ lies in the Latin word ingenium, meaning  ‘innate  quality  of  mental  power’ or cleverness. In olden days, the engineers were required to be extremely skilful and inventive as they devised various levers, pulleys and other machines that helped in the civil and military development of any society. Engineer, as a verb, means to skillfully plan or manage a project or an enterprise.

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