Where does “heterocerc” come from?

heterocerc (English) comes from French hétérocerque, from French hétéro-, from Ancient Greek ἕτερος, from Proto-Hellenic hə́teros.

heterocerc (English): Any fish having a tail with unequal lobes

Definitions

  1. Any fish having a tail with unequal lobes

Ancestry of “heterocerc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhétérocerqueheterocercal
2Frenchhétéro-hetero-
3Ancient Greekἕτεροςone or the other of two
4Proto-Hellenichə́teros—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic hə́teros →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕτερος →Every word from French hétéro- →