heterogeneous

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἑτερογενής“of different kinds”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromheterogeneus
3. English todayheterogeneous

From Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Ancient Greek ἑτερογενής (heterogenḗs, “of different kinds”), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + γένος (génos, “kind”). Compare hetero- and -ous.