Where does “hemiheterocercal” come from?
hemiheterocercal (English) comes from English heterocercal, from English hetero-, from Ancient Greek ἕτερος, from Proto-Hellenic hə́teros.
hemiheterocercal (English): Partially heterocercal
Definitions
- Partially heterocercal
Ancestry of “hemiheterocercal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heterocercal | Of a fish's tail, such that the vertebral column... |
| 2 | English | hetero- | other, different |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἕτερος | one or the other of two |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə́teros | — |