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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -genous English heterogenous From hetero- + -genous.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Derived from a different individual or species.
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(alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative spelling of heterogeneous.
alt of heterogeneous
Deriveds
Translations (3)
de heterogen (derived from a different individual or species) · es heterogéneo (derived from a different individual or species) · gd iol-ghnèitheach (derived from a different individual or species)