Where does “noninheriting” come from?
noninheriting (English) comes from English inheriting, from English inherit, from Middle English enheriten, from Old French enheriter, from Latin inheredito, from Latin hērēditō, from Latin hērēditas, from Latin -tās — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
noninheriting (English): That does not inherit
Definitions
- That does not inherit
Ancestry of “noninheriting”, step by step
noninheriting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inheriting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inheriting | present participle of inherit |
| 2 | English | inherit | To receive property, a title, etc., by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death |
| 3 | Middle English | enheriten | — |
| 4 | Old French | enheriter | to inherit |
| 5 | Latin | inheredito | I appoint an heir |
| 6 | Latin | hērēditō | to drive out, destroy |
| 7 | Latin | hērēditas | inheritance |
| 8 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |