Etymology

heteroplastic

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Today it means: Of, or relating to heteroplasm Full definition →

English plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)
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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. Latinplasticus
  7. Englishplastic
  8. English todayheteroplastic

From hetero- + plastic.

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