Where does “heterocromia” come from?
heterocromia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese hetero-, from Ancient Greek ἕτερος, from Proto-Hellenic hə́teros.
heterocromia (Portuguese): heterochromia
Ancestry of “heterocromia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | hetero- | hetero- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἕτερος | one or the other of two; either ... or .; one... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | hə́teros | — |