Where does “chemoheterotrophic” come from?

chemoheterotrophic (English) comes from English heterotrophic, from English hetero-, from Ancient Greek ἕτερος, from Proto-Hellenic hə́teros.

chemoheterotrophic (English): Of or relating to chemoheterotrophy

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to chemoheterotrophy

Ancestry of “chemoheterotrophic”, step by step

chemoheterotrophic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English heterotrophic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheterotrophicBeing a heterotroph
2Englishhetero-other, different
3Ancient Greekἕτεροςone or the other of two
4Proto-Hellenichə́teros—

via English chemo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchemoClipping of chemotherapy
Every word from Proto-Hellenic hə́teros →Every word from English hetero- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕτερος →