Where does “myco-heterotrophy” come from?

myco-heterotrophy (English) comes from English heterotrophy, from English hetero, from English heterosexual, from English -sexual, from English sexual, from Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus — to cut, cut off, sever.

myco-heterotrophy (English): A symbiotic relationship between certain kinds of...

Definitions

  1. A symbiotic relationship between certain kinds of...

Ancestry of “myco-heterotrophy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheterotrophyThe state of being a heterotroph
2EnglishheteroHeterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a...
3EnglishheterosexualSexually attracted to members of the opposite...
4English-sexualForms a noun or adjective describing a state or...
5EnglishsexualArising from the fact of being male or female;...
6Latinsexuālissexual
7Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
8Proto-Italicseksus
9Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus
10Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksusEvery word from Proto-Italic seksus
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