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Where does “hériter” come from?

hériter (French) comes from Old French eriter, from Latin hērēditō, 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.

hériter (French): to inherit

Definitions

  1. to inherit

Ancestry of “hériter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencheriterto inherit
2Latinhērēditō—
3Latinhērēditas—
4Latin-tās—
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “hériter”

  • déshériter
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