Where does “ἑτερόφθαλμος” come from?

ἑτερόφθαλμος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἕτερος, from Proto-Hellenic hə́teros.

ἑτερόφθαλμος (Ancient Greek): one-eyed

Definitions

  1. one-eyed

Ancestry of “ἑτερόφθαλμος”, step by step

ἑτερόφθαλμος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἕτερος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἕτεροςone or the other of two
2Proto-Hellenichə́teros

via Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀφθᾰλμόςeye
Every word from Proto-Hellenic hə́terosEvery word from Ancient Greek ἕτερος