Etymology of the English word heritage
the English word
heritagederived from the Old French word
heritagederived from the Old French word
hériterderived from the Latin word
hereditare (inherit)
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-derived from the Old French word
eritierderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of heritage in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
