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Where does “héréditaire” come from?

héréditaire (French) comes 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.

héréditaire (French): hereditary

Definitions

  1. hereditary

Ancestry of “héréditaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhērēditārius—
2Latinhērēditas—
3Latin-tās—
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “héréditaire”

  • héréditairement
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