Where does “heterophoric” come from?

heterophoric (English) comes from English heterophoria, from Ancient Greek ἕτερος, from Proto-Hellenic hə́teros.

heterophoric (English): Relating to heterophoria

Definitions

  1. Relating to heterophoria

Ancestry of “heterophoric”, step by step

heterophoric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English heterophoria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheterophoriaLatent strabismus, which occurs only during...
2Ancient Greekἕτεροςone or the other of two
3Proto-Hellenichə́teros

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Hellenic hə́terosEvery word from Ancient Greek ἕτεροςEvery word from English heterophoria