congenital
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congenital
- /kənˈdʒɛnɪt(ə)l/
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Latin genitus
Latin congenitus
English -al
English congenital
From Latin congenitus + -al, equivalent to con- + genital.
adjective
- Of a trait or a disease, present since birth. Every town the size of Maycomb had families like the Ewells. No economic fluctuations changed their status—people like the Ewells lived as guests of the county in prosperity as well as in the depths of a depression. No truant officers could keep their numerous offspring in school; no public health o
