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Where does “-troph” come from?

-troph (English) comes from Ancient Greek τροφή, from Ancient Greek τρέφω, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō.

-troph (English): Forming nouns denoting members of classes of...

Definitions

  1. Forming nouns denoting members of classes of...

Ancestry of “-troph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτροφήnourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;...
2Ancient Greekτρέφωto thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to...
3Proto-Hellenictʰrépʰō—

Words derived from “-troph”

  • neurotrophin
  • autotroph
  • heterotroph
  • saprotrophic
  • auxotroph
  • prototrophic
  • phototroph
  • photoautotroph
  • chemoautotroph
  • prototroph
  • chemoheterotroph
  • psychrotroph
  • saprotroph
  • biotroph
  • lithotroph
  • chemolithotroph
  • necrotroph
  • chemotroph
  • chemolithoautotroph
  • allotrophic
  • mixotroph
  • photoheterotroph
  • chemoorganotroph
  • saprotrophically
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