Where does “heterologous” come from?

Heterologous comes from Ancient Greek ἕτερος, meaning "other" or "different," traced back to Proto-Hellenic hə́teros with the same sense.

heterologous (English): Having different relationships or different...

Definitions

  1. Having different relationships or different...

Ancestry of “heterologous”, step by step

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

Words derived from “heterologous”

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