connate vs incident

connate

adj
  • Inborn. 

  • Trapped within a rock at the time of its formation (especially of water or petroleum). 

  • United with other organs of the same kind (for example sepals connate with sepals, petals connate with petals, or stamens with stamens). 

  • Of the same or a similar nature; proceeding from the same stock or root. 

incident

adj
  • Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining. 

  • Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal. 

  • Arising as the result of an event, inherent. 

  • Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous. 

  • Falling on or striking a surface. 

noun
  • An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error. 

  • A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others. 

  • An event or occurrence. 

How often have the words connate and incident occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )