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Where does “heterotopic” come from?

Heterotopic comes from Ancient Greek ἕτερος meaning "different" and τοπικός meaning "of a place," from τόπος meaning "place."

heterotopic (English): Occurring in an abnormal anatomical location;...

Definitions

  1. Occurring in an abnormal anatomical location;...

Ancestry of “heterotopic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-topicplace
2Latintopica—
3Ancient Greekτοπικόςof or for place, in respect to place; concerning...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “heterotopic”

  • heterotopically
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