heterotic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek -ωτικός (-ōtikós)der. Latin -ōticusder. French -otiquebor. English -otic English heterotic From hetero- + -otic.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to heterosis.
An instructive example of a heterotic individual is ʽThe Toast of Botswana’. The Toast is a cross between a female goat and a male sheep.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 159:
- Describing a hybrid form of string theory (See Heterotic string theory on Wikipedia)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most heterotic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more heterotic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (1)
it eterotico (Of or pertaining to heterosis)