Etymology

heritage

her·i·tage
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Today it means: An inheritance; property that may be inherited. Full definition →

Middle English heritage ← Old French eritage, heritage ← Latin hērēs
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  1. Latin · derived fromhērēs
  2. Old French · derived fromeritage, heritage
  3. Middle English · inherited fromheritage
  4. English todayheritage

From Middle English heritage, from Old French eritage, heritage (modern French héritage), ultimately derived (through suffixation) from Latin hērēs. By surface analysis, herit + -age.

Words from the same roots

Latinhērēs all →

heir

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.