Where does “herança” come from?
herança (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese erança, from Latin haerentia, from Latin hērēs, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.
herança (Portuguese): heritage, inheritance, legacy
Definitions
- heritage, inheritance, legacy
Ancestry of “herança”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | erança | — |
| 2 | Latin | haerentia | nominative neuter plural of haerēns; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | hērēs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁ro- | derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁- | to go, to walk |