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Where does “-trophic” come from?

-trophic (English) comes from Ancient Greek τροφῐκός.

-trophic (English): Used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns...

Definitions

  1. Used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns...

Ancestry of “-trophic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτροφῐκός—

Words derived from “-trophic”

  • neurotrophic
  • heterotrophic
  • oligotrophic
  • autotrophic
  • gonadotrophin
  • phototrophic
  • mesotrophic
  • psychrotrophic
  • chemoautotrophic
  • biotrophic
  • chemolithotrophic
  • mycotrophic
  • gonadotrophic
  • methylotrophic
  • necrotrophic
  • tritrophic
  • peritrophic
  • photoheterotrophic
  • chemolithoautotrophic
  • ombrotrophic
  • planktotrophic
  • lithotrophic
  • heterotrophically
  • chemoheterotrophic
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