Etymograph

English

hereditarily

From hereditary + -ly.

Formed from hereditary + -ly

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

adv In a hereditary manner.

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

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