engine
‘a skilful contrivance’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. enginne, engynne, engyne, engin < O.F. engin ‘skill, wit, cleverness’ < Lat. ingenium ‘innate qualities, ability; inborn character’ < La.Lat. ingenium ‘a war engine, battering ram’ < in- ‘in’ + gignere ‘to beget’ < en < en < Tamil il-iṉ