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      incompetency
      noun
      lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
      Roots
      inin- · Latin · notcomcom- · Latin · togetherpeterepet- · Latin · to seek, striveentia-ency · Latin · state of
      Words related to incompetency
      incompetencenineptitudenineptnessninaptitudenincapacitynincapabilitynunfitnessnincapablenessnunskillfulnessnincompetentadjinefficiencynunworkmanlikeadjineffectivenessnmismanagementninabilityninadequacynfecklessnessninaptnessnunsuitabilitynineffectualitynskillessnessnstupiditynimbecilitynuntrustworthinessnnegligenceninadequatenessnbunglingadjineffectualnessnnonfeasancencluelessnessn

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      Where does incompetency come from?

      The word incompetency breaks down into 4 roots of Latin origin: in-, from Latin in (“not”); com-, from Latin com (“together”); pet, from Latin petere (“to seek, strive”); and -ency, from Latin entia (“state of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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