Who was the first man who coined the term "ENGINEER"?

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Who was the first man who coined the term "ENGINEER"?

2006-12-11 23:59:00 · 4 answers · asked by Teolo B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering

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It's derived from the latin work for ingenious. Not sure who actually coined it though.

2006-12-12 00:26:00 · answer #1 · answered by Boatman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Choo Choo Charlie

2006-12-12 09:04:04 · answer #2 · answered by Lorenzo Steed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It was named in recognition of Emmanuel Engineer

2006-12-12 09:23:19 · answer #3 · answered by Jay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

[Origin: 1350–1400; engine + -eer; r. ME engin(e)our < AF engineor OF engigneor < ML ingeniÄtor, equiv. to ingeniÄ(re) to design, devise (v. deriv. of ingenium; see engine) + L -tor -tor]

2006-12-12 08:39:49 · answer #4 · answered by mrjrpadilla 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋