Etymology of the English word heredity
the English word
heredityderived from the French word
héréditéderived from the Old French word
hereditederived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of heredity in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
French
hérédité, Italian
eredità, Latin
hereditasUsage
Word found in Modern English
