English
genie
Genie comes from French génie ‘genius, genie’, and goes back to Arabic جِنِّيّ.
- Arabicc. 500–presentجِنِّيّjinniyy‘demonic, belonging or relative to genies or jinns’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgénie‘genius, genie’
- Englishtodaygenie
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentجِنِّيّjinniyy‘demonic, belonging or relative to genies or jinns’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgénie‘genius, genie’
- Englishtodaygenie
Every English word from Arabic جِنِّيّ
Today it means
noun A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic جِنِّيّ / genie