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Where does “notho-” come from?

notho- (English) comes from Ancient Greek νόθος — bastard, baseborn; spurious, counterfeit,...

notho- (English): Used to form names of taxonomic ranks of hybrids

Definitions

  1. Used to form names of taxonomic ranks of hybrids

Ancestry of “notho-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνόθοςbastard, baseborn; spurious, counterfeit,...

Words derived from “notho-”

  • nothospecies
  • nothogenus
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