Heritable (adjective)

1. Able to be passed down from one generation to the next by inheritance.
2. Capable of being inherited.

Origin:

From inherit + -able, from old french heriter, from latin hereditare 'to inherit', from heres 'heir'. ultimately from the indo-european root *gher- 'to grasp, take', which also gave rise to the words grasp and graspable.

Examples:

1. The family's wealth and property were heritable, passed down from one generation to the next.
2. The heritable traits of the parents were evident in the characteristics of their children.
3. The heritable nature of certain diseases has been well documented, with the risk of transmission from parent to child.
4. The heritable genes from the ancestors helped to determine the physical characteristics of the offspring.
5. The heritable title of nobility was passed down from father to son, with strict rules about who could inherit.