English word heterotopic comes from English -topic (Place.), English hetero- (Other, different.)

Detailed word origin of heterotopic

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
-topic	English (eng)	Place.
hetero-	English (eng)	Other, different.
heterotopic	English (eng)	(ecology) Occurring in different habitats.. (medicine) Occurring in an abnormal anatomical location.

Words with the same origin as heterotopic