Where does “hereditism” come from?
hereditism (English) comes from English heredity, from Middle French heredité, from Old French eredité, from Latin hērēditas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
hereditism (English): heredity
Definitions
- heredity
Ancestry of “hereditism”, step by step
hereditism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heredity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heredity | Hereditary transmission of the physical and... |
| 2 | Middle French | heredité | the right to inherit |
| 3 | Old French | eredité | — |
| 4 | Latin | hērēditas | inheritance |
| 5 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |