Where does “barotropy” come from?
barotropy (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
barotropy (English): The state of a fluid in which density is directly...
Definitions
- The state of a fluid in which density is directly...
Ancestry of “barotropy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -tropy | exhibiting a behavior; turning, affecting,... |
| 2 | French | -tropie | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τροπίᾱ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρόπος | a turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
Words derived from “barotropy”