Etymology of the English word hereditary
the English word
hereditaryderived from the Medieval Latin word
hereditarius (of inheritance; inherited, hereditary)
derived from the Latin word
hereditas (inheritance, possession; hereditary succession)
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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
