Where does “heterozygously” come from?

heterozygously (English) comes from English heterozygous, from English -zygous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald — to grow, nourish.

heterozygously (English): In a heterozygous manner

Definitions

  1. In a heterozygous manner

Ancestry of “heterozygously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheterozygousOf an organism which has two different alleles of...
2English-zygousHaving or originating from a specified state as a...
3Englishousplural of ou
4EnglishouA probably extinct species of Hawaiian...
5AfrikaansouAn old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of...
6Dutchoudold
7Middle Dutchoutold
8Old Dutchald
9Proto-West Germanicaldold
10Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltósEvery word from Proto-Germanic aldaz