Etymology

heredity

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Today it means: Hereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants. Full definition →

Middle French heredité ← Latin hērēditas
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  1. Latin · derived fromhērēditas“condition of being an heir”
  2. Middle French · derived fromheredité
  3. English todayheredity

From Middle French heredité, from Latin hērēditas (“condition of being an heir”), from hēres (“heir”).

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