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Where does “hemitrope” come from?

hemitrope (English) comes from English trope, from Latin tropus, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

hemitrope (English): Half turned round; half inverted; having a...

Definitions

  1. Half turned round; half inverted; having a...

Ancestry of “hemitrope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtropeSomething recurring across a genre or type of art...
2Latintropusa figurative use of a word, a trope; a way of...
3Ancient Greekτρόποςa turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of...
4Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
5Ancient Greek-ή—
6Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
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