What language does the word engineering come from?

Answer 1

First attested use in English occurs circa 1325, "constructor of military engines," from Old French engigneor, from Late Latin ingeniare as general sense of "inventor, designer" is recorded from circa 1420; civil sense, as referant to public works, is recorded from 1606. Meaning as "locomotive driver" is first attested 1832, American English. The verb is attested from 1843; figurative sense of "arrange, contrive" is attested from 1864, originally in a political context. Engineering as a field of study is attested from 1792; an earlier word was engineership (1649). Engineery was attempted in 1793, but it did not stick.