Where does “allotrope” come from?
allotrope (English) comes from English allotropy, from English -tropy, from French -tropie, from Ancient Greek -τροπίᾱ, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ.
allotrope (English): Any form of an element that has a distinctly...
Definitions
- Any form of an element that has a distinctly...
Ancestry of “allotrope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | allotropy | A property, exhibited by some elements of... |
| 2 | English | -tropy | exhibiting a behavior; turning, affecting,... |
| 3 | French | -tropie | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τροπίᾱ | turn, direction |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τρόπος | a turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of... |
| 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 | — |