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Where does “semihereditary” come from?

semihereditary (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

semihereditary (English): Of a ring: hereditary for finitely generated...

Definitions

  1. Of a ring: hereditary for finitely generated...

Ancestry of “semihereditary”, step by step

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