English

heteroauxin

From hetero- + auxin.

A compound of hetero- + auxin

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’

Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros

Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros

Ancient Greek ἕτερος ‘other, another, different’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks- ‘to enlarge’

Ancient Greek αὐξάνω ‘to grow’

English auxin

Today it means

noun A growth-promoting hormone, 3-indoleacetic acid, occurring in some plants.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / heteroauxin