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Where does “-strophy” come from?

-strophy (English) comes from Ancient Greek στροφή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

-strophy (English): Used to form nouns indicating a turn or twist of...

Definitions

  1. Used to form nouns indicating a turn or twist of...

Ancestry of “-strophy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστροφήturning; revolving; twisting
2Ancient Greek-ή—
3Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “-strophy”

  • heterostrophy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →