Etymology

ingenerate

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Today it means: Innate, inborn. Full definition →

Latin ingenerātus
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ingenerate · adjective, verb1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromingenerātus
  2. English todayingenerate

First attested in 1528; borrowed from Latin ingenerātus, perfect passive participle of ingenerō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

ingenerate · adjective2

  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromingenerātus
  2. English todayingenerate

First attested in 1656; borrowed from Late Latin ingenerātus, from in- (“not”) + generātus.

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