Where does “heteroplasty” come from?

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

heteroplasty (English): The grafting of tissue between different...

Definitions

  1. The grafting of tissue between different...

Ancestry of “heteroplasty”, 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 →