Where does “extratropic” come from?
extratropic (English) comes from English tropic, from French tropique, from Late Latin tropicus, from Ancient Greek τροπικός, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
extratropic (English): Relating to the extratropics
Definitions
- Relating to the extratropics
Ancestry of “extratropic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tropic | Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′... |
| 2 | French | tropique | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | tropicus | of or pertaining to the solstice, as a noun, one... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τροπικός | of or pertaining to a turn or change; of or... |
| 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 | — |