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Where does “héritage” come from?

héritage (French) comes from French héritier, from Middle French heritier, from Old French eritier, from Latin hērēditārius, from Latin hērēditas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

héritage (French): heritage, inheritance, legacy; patrimony;...

Definitions

  1. heritage, inheritance, legacy; patrimony;...

Ancestry of “héritage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhéritierheir
2Middle Frenchheritier—
3Old Frencheritier—
4Latinhērēditārius—
5Latinhērēditas—
6Latin-tās—
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
9Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “héritage”

  • héritage multiple
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