Etymology

heterofermentative

Today it means: That undergoes fermentation to produce more than one product, e.g. both alcohol and lactic acid. Full definition →

English fermentative ← Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros) ← Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Englishfermentative
  7. English todayheterofermentative

From hetero- + fermentative.

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