myEtymology.com: English etymology of heiress

Etymology of the English word heiress

the English word heiress

derived from the English word heir

derived from the Old French word heir

derived from the Classical Latin word heres (heir, heiress)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghe-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghē-

using the English suffix -ess

derived from the French suffix -esse

derived from the Latin suffix -issa