hetero
other, different
Greek · heteros (ἕτερος)
Greek heteros 'other, different'. Hetero- opens words about difference or mixture: heterogeneous means made of different kinds, heterodox means holding a different opinion, a heteronym is a word spelled the same but pronounced differently.
Memory trick
HETERO means 'the other one': a heterogeneous crowd is full of DIFFERENT people.
Words from this root
- hetero (hetero) — short form for 'different'भिन्न, अलग
- heterogeneous (hetero + gene + ous) — made of different kindsविषम, भिन्न प्रकार का
- heterogenous (hetero + gen + ous) — of different originविजातीय, भिन्न मूल का
- heterogeneousness (heterogeneous + ness) — state of mixed kindsविषमता, मिश्रित प्रकृति
- heterodox (hetero + dox) — different from accepted beliefरूढ़ि-विरोधी
- heterodoxy (hetero + dox + y) — opinion against the usual viewरूढ़ि-विरोधी मत
- heteronym (hetero + nym) — same spelling, different sound and meaningएक वर्तनी, भिन्न अर्थ वाला शब्द
- heteronomous (hetero + nom + ous) — ruled by outside lawsबाहरी नियमों से शासित
- heteronomy (hetero + nom + y) — being ruled by anotherपराधीनता
- heteroclite (hetero + clite) — irregular, odd in formअसामान्य, बेढंगा
- heterotrophic (hetero + troph + ic) — feeding on other living thingsपरपोषी
- heterozygous (hetero + zyg + ous) — having two different gene versionsविषमयुग्मजी