Where does “entropy” come from?

Entropy derives from German Entropie, from Ancient Greek ἐντροπία, formed with the suffix Ancient Greek -ία and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -h₂.

entropy (English): strictly thermodynamic entropy. A measure of the...

Definitions

  1. strictly thermodynamic entropy. A measure of the...

Ancestry of “entropy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEntropieentropy
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 “entropy”

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