adventitious
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prettygoodwordadventitious (ad-vuhn-TISH-uhs) - adj., coming from another source and not inherent or innate, extrinsic, not congenital, acquired; arising or occurring sporadically or in other than the usual location.
Borrowed in 1603 from Latin adventīcius, coming from without, external, from ad-, outside + ventus, past participle of venīre to come, + -īcius, adjectival suffix.
---L.
Borrowed in 1603 from Latin adventīcius, coming from without, external, from ad-, outside + ventus, past participle of venīre to come, + -īcius, adjectival suffix.
---L.
