Where does “héritière” come from?
héritière (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.
héritière (French): heiress; female equivalent of héritier
Definitions
- heiress; female equivalent of héritier
Ancestry of “héritière”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | héritier | heir |
| 2 | Middle French | heritier | heir someone in line to inherit |
| 3 | Old French | eritier | heir one who inherits |
| 4 | Latin | hērēditārius | hereditary, inherited |
| 5 | Latin | hērēditas | inheritance |
| 6 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |