Etymology

heterospecific

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Today it means: Of or belonging to a different species. Full definition →

English specific ← Old French specifique ← 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. Old Frenchspecifique
  7. Englishspecific
  8. English todayheterospecific

From hetero- + specific.

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