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Where does “hétérogame” come from?

hétérogame (French) comes from French hétéro-, from Ancient Greek ἕτερος, from Proto-Hellenic hə́teros.

hétérogame (French): heterogamous

Definitions

  1. heterogamous

Ancestry of “hétérogame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhétéro-hetero-
2Ancient Greekἕτεροςone or the other of two; either ... or .; one...
3Proto-Hellenichə́teros—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic hə́teros →