Etymology

heteropessimistic

Today it means: Exhibiting or relating to heteropessimism. Full definition →

English pessimistic ← Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros) ← Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros
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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. Englishpessimist
  7. Englishpessimistic
  8. English todayheteropessimistic

From hetero- + pessimistic.

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