Morpheme
Herit
Type
free base
Denotation
heir, heiress, left behind, pass down
Etymology
Old French heriter; Latin Latin hērēditārius, from hērēditās + -ārius, from hērēs + -tās
Evidence
coinherit, disinherit, disinheritance, herit, heritable, heritage, heritage, heritance, heritor, heritress, heritrix, inherit, inheritable, inheritance, inherited, inheritee, inheriting, inherits, noninherited, uninheritable
Notes
<t> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
