Adscititious

/ˌædsɪˈtɪʃəs/ adjective

Added or acquired from outside; not original or inherent; supplementary or adopted from an external source.

From Latin 'adscitius,' from 'ad-' (to) + 'sciscere' (to learn/decide). The word originally meant 'admitted or adopted from outside' and entered English in the 1600s.

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