Where does “heriter” come from?
heriter (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.
heriter (Old French): Alternative form of eriter
Definitions
- Alternative form of eriter
Ancestry of “heriter”, step by step
heriter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French eriter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | eriter | to inherit |
| 2 | Latin | hērēditō | to drive out, destroy |
| 3 | Latin | hērēditas | inheritance |
| 4 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Latin hērēditārius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | hērēditārius | hereditary, inherited |
| 2 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |