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Where does “eritage” come from?

eritage (Old 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.

eritage (Old French): heritage

Definitions

  1. heritage

Ancestry of “eritage”, 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 “eritage”

  • heritage
  • nonheritage
  • multiheritage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →