Where does “entropie” come from?

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

entropie (Dutch): entropy

Definitions

  1. entropy

Ancestry of “entropie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEntropieentropy
2Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
3Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek τροπή →