Where does “heterogenous” come from?
Heterogenous is an English adjective formed from Ancient Greek ἑτερογενής, derived from γένος meaning "kind" or "race," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- meaning "to produce" or "beget."
heterogenous (English): derived from a different individual or species;...
Definitions
- derived from a different individual or species;...
Ancestry of “heterogenous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -genous | Producing or yielding |
| 2 | English | -gen | A producer of something, e.g. hydrogen |
| 3 | French | -gène | -gen, -genic |
| 4 | Latin | -genus | born from, sprung form |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -γενής | born in a certain place or condition; of a kind |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |