Hybrid
/ˈhaɪ.brɪd/noun
A thing formed by combining two different types, especially a plant or animal produced from different varieties or species.
Did you know?Latin hybrida was especially associated with the offspring of a domestic sow and a wild boar, while later writers extended the term to people of mixed parentage.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Latin
Latin
hybrida
“An animal born from parents of different kinds; especially a domestic sow crossed with a wild boar”
1st Century BCE–1st Century CE
Latin
hibrida
“A person or creature of mixed parentage; the spelling varied in Latin manuscripts”
Late Latin
Latin
hybrida
“A mixed-blood offspring or mixed being”
17th Century
English
hybrid
“A plant or animal produced by crossing different varieties or species”
Modern English
English
hybrid
“Anything combining elements from two different sources or systems”