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Where does “τρέφω” come from?

τρέφω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō.

τρέφω (Ancient Greek): to thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to...

Definitions

  1. to thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to...

Ancestry of “τρέφω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenictʰrépʰō—

Words derived from “τρέφω”

  • atrophy
  • trophic
  • dystrophy
  • atrophic
  • neurotrophic
  • heterotrophic
  • trophoblast
  • dystrophin
  • oligotrophic
  • dystrophic
  • autotrophic
  • trophoblastic
  • gonadotrophin
  • phototrophic
  • lipodystrophy
  • osteodystrophy
  • neurotrophin
  • leukodystrophy
  • syncytiotrophoblast
  • cytotrophoblast
  • trophectoderm
  • lipoatrophy
  • amyotrophy
  • mesotrophic
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