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Where does “τροπή” come from?

τροπή (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

τροπή (Ancient Greek): a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...

Definitions

  1. a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...

Ancestry of “τροπή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ή—
2Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “τροπή”

  • tropical
  • trophy
  • contrivance
  • contrive
  • trope
  • isotropic
  • anisotropy
  • anisotropic
  • tropic
  • subtropical
  • psychotropic
  • contraption
  • troubadour
  • troponin
  • inotropic
  • tropism
  • troppo
  • pleiotropic
  • contriver
  • orthotropic
  • adrenocorticotropic
  • isotropy
  • tropopause
  • neotropical
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