Where does “hetero-” come from?
hetero- (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἕτερος, from Proto-Hellenic hə́teros.
hetero- (English): other, different
Definitions
- other, different
Ancestry of “hetero-”, step by step
Words derived from “hetero-”
- heterosexual
- heterosexuality
- heterozygous
- hetero
- heterotrophic
- heterozygosity
- heterologous
- heterochromatin
- heterogenous
- heteronormative
- heterosexism
- heterodimer
- heterozygote
- heterotopia
- heteronormativity
- heterotopic
- heteronomy
- heterosexist
- heterocyclic
- heterojunction
- heteroscedasticity
- heterostructure
- heteronomous
- heterodyne