Where does “cudzożywny” come from?

cudzożywny (Polish) comes from Polish cudzy, from Proto-Slavic *ťȗďь — foreign, alien, strange.

cudzożywny (Polish): heterotrophic

Definitions

  1. heterotrophic

Ancestry of “cudzożywny”, step by step

cudzożywny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish cudzy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcudzysomeone else's; another's
2Proto-Slavic*ťȗďьforeign, alien, strange

via Polish żywić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżywićto feed; to harbor; to feed on
2Proto-Slavicživiti—

Words derived from “cudzożywny”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *ťȗďь →Every word from Polish cudzy →