English
heterospecific
From hetero- + specific.
A compound of hetero- + specific
Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’
Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros
Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros
Ancient Greek ἕτερος ‘other, another, different’
English hetero-
Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- ‘to see’
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Latin speciō ‘to see’
Latin speciēs ‘kind’
Late Latin specificus ‘specific’
Old French specifique
English specific
Today it means
adj Of or belonging to a different species.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / heterospecific