Etymology

heterophane

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Today it means: In the nomenclature of complex organic compounds, any derivative of a phane in which a carbon atom is replaced by a heteroatom Full definition →

English phane ← Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō
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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*bʰeh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  9. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  10. Englishphane
  11. English todayheterophane

From hetero- + phane.

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