Etymograph

English

hereditarian

From hereditary + -an.

A compound of hereditary + -an

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- ‘to leave behind, abandon’

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Latin hērēs ‘heir’

Latin hērēditās ‘inheritance’

Latin hērēditārius ‘hereditary, inherited’

Middle English hereditarie ‘hereditary, inherited’

English hereditary

Today it means

noun One who advocates hereditarianism.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hereditarian