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Where does “ἕτερος” come from?

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

ἕτερος (Ancient Greek): one or the other of two; either ... or .; one...

Definitions

  1. one or the other of two; either ... or .; one...

Ancestry of “ἕτερος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenichə́teros—

Words derived from “ἕτερος”

  • heterogeneous
  • heterosexual
  • heterosexuality
  • heterodox
  • heterozygous
  • hetero
  • heterotrophic
  • heterozygosity
  • heterologous
  • heterochromatin
  • heterogenous
  • heteronormative
  • heterodimer
  • heterozygote
  • heterotopia
  • heteronormativity
  • heterotopic
  • heteronomy
  • heterosexist
  • heterocyclic
  • heterojunction
  • heteroscedasticity
  • heterostructure
  • heterogeneously
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