English
heteroassociate
From hetero- + associate.
Formed from hetero- + associate
Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’
Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros
Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros
Ancient Greek ἕτερος ‘other, another, different’
English hetero-
Latin socius ‘shared, kindred’
Latin sociō ‘to join’
Latin associō ‘to join, unite’
Latin associātus ‘associated’
Middle English associat
English associate
Today it means
noun Any of two or more compounds that form a heteroassociation
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / heteroassociate