Where does “heterokaryon” come from?

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

heterokaryon (English): A cell having two or more genetically different...

Definitions

  1. A cell having two or more genetically different...

Ancestry of “heterokaryon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhetero-other, different
2Ancient Greekἕτεροςone or the other of two
3Proto-Hellenichə́teros—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic hə́teros →Every word from English hetero- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕτερος →
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