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Where does “myco-heterotrophic” come from?

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

myco-heterotrophic (English): Getting all or part of its food from parasitism...

Definitions

  1. Getting all or part of its food from parasitism...

Ancestry of “myco-heterotrophic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheterotrophicBeing a heterotroph
2Englishhetero-other, different
3Ancient Greekἕτεροςone or the other of two; either ... or .; one...
4Proto-Hellenichə́teros—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic hə́teros →