English
hereditist
From heredity + -ist.
Formed from heredity + -ist
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 One who believes in the transmission of a trait by heredity.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hereditist