Where does “heterotrof” come from?

heterotrof (Romanian) comes from French hétérotrophe, from French hétéro-, from Ancient Greek ἕτερος, from Proto-Hellenic hə́teros.

heterotrof (Romanian): heterotrophic

Definitions

  1. heterotrophic

Ancestry of “heterotrof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhétérotropheheterotrophic
2Frenchhétéro-hetero-
3Ancient Greekἕτεροςone or the other of two
4Proto-Hellenichə́teros—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic hə́teros →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕτερος →Every word from French hétéro- →