Where does “heterocercal” come from?

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

heterocercal (English): Of a fish's tail, such that the vertebral column...

Definitions

  1. Of a fish's tail, such that the vertebral column...

Ancestry of “heterocercal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “heterocercal”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic hə́teros →Every word from English hetero- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕτερος →