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Where does “hybrid” come from?

Hybrid comes from Latin hybrida, itself a variant of Latin ibrida and hibrida, words of uncertain origin denoting offspring of mixed parentage.

hybrid (English): Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different...

Definitions

  1. Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different...

Ancestry of “hybrid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhybridaa hybrid, mongrel; person born of a Roman father...
2LatinibridaAlternative form of hibrida; a mongrel;...
3Latinhibridahybrid, mongrel, half-breed
4Ancient Greekὕβριςpride; insolence; outrage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanud-up, out, away; outward, up

Words derived from “hybrid”

  • hybridization
  • hybridity
  • hybridize
  • hybridoma
  • dihybrid
  • hybridism
  • monohybrid
  • biohybrid
  • trihybrid
  • hybridizer
  • hybridist
  • nanohybrid
  • nonhybrid
  • prehybridization
  • hybridogenetic
  • dehybridization
  • rehybridization
  • hybridogenesis
  • hybridiser
  • rehybridize
  • hybridly
  • dehybridize
  • hybridizable
  • prehybridize
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