Where does “hereditist” come from?
hereditist (English) comes from English heredity, from Middle French heredité, from Old French eredité, from Latin hērēditas, from Latin -tās, from Pali -tā, from Proto-Indo-European -tweh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂.
hereditist (English): One who believes in the transmission of a trait by heredity
Definitions
- One who believes in the transmission of a trait by heredity
Ancestry of “hereditist”, step by step
hereditist 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 | Pali | -tā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tweh₂ | Forms nouns from verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ | — |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |