English
heterotomous
From hetero- + -tomous.
Formed from hetero- + -tomous
Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’
Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros
Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros
Ancient Greek ἕτερος ‘other, another, different’
English hetero-
Today it means
adj Having a cleavage different from the common variety.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / heterotomous