Innate

/ɪˈneɪt/ adjective

If something is innate, it is present from birth and not learned or acquired later. It is a natural part of a person, animal, or thing.

It comes from Latin “innatus,” meaning “inborn,” from “in-” (in) and “nasci” (to be born). English kept the idea of qualities that are there from the very start.

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