Etymograph

English

hereditism

From heredity + -ism.

Formed from heredity + -ism

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

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Latin hēres ‘heir’

Latin hērēditas ‘condition of being an heir’

Old French eredité

Middle French heredité ‘the right to inherit’

English heredity

Today it means

noun heredity

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

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