Latin
hērēs
‘heir, heiress’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin hērēs.
6 English words in this record descend from Latin hērēs, most familiar first.
- heritage ← eritage
- heir ← eir
- hereditary ← hereditarie ← hērēditārius ← hērēditās
- heredity ← heredité ← eredité ← hērēditas
- heritor ← heriter ← heriter ← hērēditārium ← hērēditārius
- hereditament ← hērēditāmentum ← hērēditō
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Etymograph / Latin hērēs