Word: inherited
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: in
he
ri
ted
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of inherit; receive by genetic transmission
Morphemes:
Affix: inherit
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: enheriter
Language: fro
Decoded: enheriter
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to inherit
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.