Etymology of the English word innate
the English word
innatederived from the Latin word
innatederived from the Latin word
innasci (be born)
derived from the Latin word
nasci (be born, begotten, formed; be produced spontaneously, come into existence, being)
derived from the Latin word
nascerederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-derived from the Latin word
innatus (natural, inborn)
derived from the Latin word
innasci (be born)
derived from the Latin word
nasci (be born, begotten, formed; be produced spontaneously, come into existence, being)
derived from the Latin word
nascerederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-Date
The earliest known usage of innate in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
