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Where does “innately” come from?

Innately derives from English innate, from Latin innatus, combining Latin in and a root from Old English -līċ ultimately traceable to Proto-Indo-European ḱóm and līg-.

innately (English): In an innate manner, referring to a property that...

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  1. In an innate manner, referring to a property that...

Ancestry of “innately”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinnateInborn; existing or having existed since birth;...
2Latininnatusarisen, originated in, having arisen or...
3Latininnascorbe born in, grow up in; grow; arise, originate in
4Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
5Old Latinenin
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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