Where does “agravitropic” come from?
agravitropic (English) comes from English A, from English AND, from Middle English and, from Old English and, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
agravitropic (English): That does not exhibit gravitropism
Definitions
- That does not exhibit gravitropism
Ancestry of “agravitropic”, step by step
agravitropic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | A | The ordinal number first, derived from this... |
| 2 | English | AND | Alternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator;... |
| 3 | Middle English | and | and, and then; however, yet, but, though. while;... |
| 4 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English gravitropic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gravitropic | Relating to, or exhibiting gravitropism |
| 2 | English | tropic | Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′... |
| 3 | French | tropique | tropic |
| 4 | Late Latin | tropicus | of or pertaining to the solstice, as a noun, one... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τροπικός | of or pertaining to a turn or change; of or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |