Etymology

heterogenous

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Today it means: Derived from a different individual or species. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos) ← Proto-Hellenic *génos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  8. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  9. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  12. English todayheterogenous

From hetero- + -genous.

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