Where does “Heterobasidiomycetes” come from?

Heterobasidiomycetes (Translingual) comes from Translingual hetero-, from Ancient Greek ἕτερος, from Proto-Hellenic hə́teros.

Heterobasidiomycetes (Translingual): A formerly used taxon within phylum Basidiomycota, roughly corresponding to the non-Agaricomycetes basidiomycetes

Definitions

  1. A formerly used taxon within phylum Basidiomycota, roughly corresponding to the non-Agaricomycetes basidiomycetes

Ancestry of “Heterobasidiomycetes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualhetero-Different, dissimilar, other
2Ancient Greekἕτεροςone or the other of two
3Proto-Hellenichə́teros
Every word from Proto-Hellenic hə́terosEvery word from Ancient Greek ἕτεροςEvery word from Translingual hetero-