1798, "subjection to the rule of another power," from hetero- "other, different" + -nomy, from Greek nomos "law" (from PIE root *nem- "assign, allot; take"). Related: Heteronomic; heteronomous (1817).
heterogeneity
heterogeneous
heterogenous
heterography
heteromorphic
heteronomy
heteronym
heterophemy
heterosexism
heterosexual
heterosexuality
