heritage

/ˈheɹətədʒ/HEH-ruh-tuhj

/ˈhɛɹətədʒ/HEH-ruh-tuhj

Meaningwhat an heir receives

Common meaning: what is handed down

heritan heirLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 848 · scan
agenoun ending: an act, state or collection

Journey through time

Latinhērēs, hērēdis‘an heir’
Old Frenchheritersource
Middle Englishheritagesource
Englishheritage‘what is handed down’ · today

herit also in: heir inherit hereditary

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin hērēs ‘an heir’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry hērēs, p. 848 · dictionary scan

Roots

hērēs, hērēdis Latin “an heir”

Related words

heir hereditary inherit

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