Hereditary

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late Middle English: from Latin hereditarius, from hereditas (see heredity).

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From Latin hereditarius, from hereditas 'inheritance', from heres 'heir'

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hereditary (adj.)

early 15c., "transmitted in a line of progeny," hereditarie, from Latin hereditarius "inherited; of or relating to an inheritance," from hereditas "heirship, inheritance" (see heredity). Oldest English sense of diseases; meaning "transmitted or held by inheritance" is from mid-15c.