hereditario
hereditary
adjective eh-reh-dee-TAH-ryoh Rare
Origin: From Latin hereditarius, from hereditas (inheritance).
Usage Note
Hereditario applies to anything passed from parents to offspring — disease, title, trait, or wealth: enfermedad hereditaria, monarquía hereditaria. Do not confuse it with heredado (inherited, as a past participle with a specific instance), which is more concrete. Hereditario is the general adjectival form comparable to English 'hereditary'.
Examples
"La enfermedad es hereditaria."
Natural Translation
The disease is hereditary.

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