Ancient Greek word root · Prefixes

hetero-: other, different

hetero- is an Ancient Greek root meaning “other, different”. Learn its variants and explore 1 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: other, different

Root forms: hetero-

Source word: ἕτερος — one or the other of two

Word family and examples

• heterogeneous

  diverse in character or content

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