hetero-

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hetero-

Sounds like hetero (when ⟨o⟩ is not reduced to schwa)

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”).

prefix heter-

morpheme Varied, heterogeneous; a set that has variety with respect to the root. heterogamous
morpheme Heterocyclic: a cyclic compound with multiple elements in its ring. The non-carbon atoms are known as heteroatoms. heteroalkene
morpheme A heterogeneous mixture. heterofunctionalization
morpheme Across, spanning multiple distinct kinds of the root, different. heterochrome
morpheme Straight, heterosexual. heterocentric
morpheme Other, by another. heteroadministered
Similar: allo- · Opposite: auto-, homo-
morpheme Opposite in direction or position. heterodromous
morpheme Outside; Synonym of xeno-. heterogenetic
morpheme Asymmetric in shape. heterogangliate
morpheme Inconsistent, irregular, or intermittent. heterochylia
morpheme Alternating. heterogamous

Opposite: homo-, iso-, equi-, auto-, self-, ortho-, syn-

Thesaurus

prefix

Opposite: homo-, iso-, equi-, auto-, self-, ortho-, syn-

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Español	hetero-
Português	hetero-
Français	hétéro-
Deutsch	hetero-
Italiano	etero-
Ελληνικά	ετερο- etero-
Română	hetero-
Русский	гетеро- getɛro-

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"hetero-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hetero-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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hetero-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hetero-

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"hetero-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hetero-.

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@misc{hetero_2026,
  title = {hetero-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hetero-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}