Where does “lithoheterotrophic” come from?

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

lithoheterotrophic (English): Relating to lithoheterotrophs or to lithoheterotrophy

Definitions

  1. Relating to lithoheterotrophs or to lithoheterotrophy

Ancestry of “lithoheterotrophic”, step by step

lithoheterotrophic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English heterotrophic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheterotrophicBeing a heterotroph
2Englishhetero-other, different
3Ancient Greekἕτεροςone or the other of two
4Proto-Hellenichə́teros—

via English litho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlithoClipping of lithographic; To lithograph
Every word from Proto-Hellenic hə́teros →Every word from English hetero- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕτερος →