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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

  1. heritage, inheritance, legacy

Ancestry of “herança”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseerança—
2Latinhaerentianominative neuter plural of haerēns; accusative...
3Latinhērēs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk
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