Etymology of the English word heirloom
the English word
heirloomderived from the English word
heirderived from the Old French word
heirderived from the Classical Latin word
heres (heir, heiress)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghe-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghē-derived from the English word
lomeDate
The earliest known usage of heirloom in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
