Where does “microheterogeneous” come from?
microheterogeneous (English) comes from English heterogeneous, from Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερογενής, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
microheterogeneous (English): That is heterogeneous only on a very small scale
Definitions
- That is heterogeneous only on a very small scale
Ancestry of “microheterogeneous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | heterogeneous | Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | heterogeneus | heterogeneous |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἑτερογενής | heterogenous; of different kinds |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -γενής | born in a certain place or condition; of a kind |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |