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Where does “hereditarianism” come from?

hereditarianism (English) comes from English hereditarian, from English hereditary, from Middle English hereditarie, from Latin hērēditārius, from Latin hērēditas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

hereditarianism (English): The school of thought that heredity is more...

Definitions

  1. The school of thought that heredity is more...

Ancestry of “hereditarianism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhereditarianOne who advocates hereditarianism; Pertaining to...
2EnglishhereditaryPassed on as an inheritance, by last will or...
3Middle Englishhereditarie—
4Latinhērēditārius—
5Latinhērēditas—
6Latin-tās—
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
9Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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