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Where does “héritier” come from?

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

héritier (French): heir

Definitions

  1. heir

Ancestry of “héritier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchheritier—
2Old Frencheritier—
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

Words derived from “héritier”

  • heir presumptive
  • héritière
  • héritage multiple
  • héritage
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