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

  1. Partially heterocercal

Ancestry of “hemiheterocercal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheterocercalOf a fish's tail, such that the vertebral column...
2Englishhetero-other, different
3Ancient Greekἕτεροςone or the other of two
4Proto-Hellenichə́teros
Every word from Proto-Hellenic hə́terosEvery word from English hetero-Every word from Ancient Greek ἕτερος