Where does “-tropin” come from?

-tropin (English) comes from English -tropic, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

-tropin (English): Hormone

Definitions

  1. Hormone

Ancestry of “-tropin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-tropicturning or changing; affecting or attracted to...
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—

Words derived from “-tropin”

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