Etymology

heterological

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Today it means: Of a word, not describing itself. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἕτερος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἕτερος“different”
  2. English todayheterological

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “different”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”), by surface analysis, heterology + -ical.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἕτερος all →

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