Where does “heterozigot” come from?

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

heterozigot (Romanian): heterozygous

Definitions

  1. heterozygous

Ancestry of “heterozigot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhétérozygoteheterozygous; heterozygote
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- →