Where does “tropisch” come from?

tropisch (Dutch) comes from Latin tropicus, from Ancient Greek τροπικός, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

tropisch (Dutch): tropical

Definitions

tropical

Ancestry of “tropisch”, step by step

tropisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin tropicus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	tropicus	tropical
2	Ancient Greek	τροπικός	of or pertaining to a turn or change; of or...
3	Ancient Greek	τροπή	a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
4	Ancient Greek	-ή	suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
5	Ancient Greek	-ᾱ	nominal suffix
6	Proto-Indo-European	-éh₂	—

via German tropisch

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	tropisch	tropical

Words derived from “tropisch”

subtropisch
tropis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek τροπή →