Where does “hypereutrophy” come from?
hypereutrophy (English) comes from English eutrophy, from English trophy, from Middle French trophée, from Latin trophaeum, from Ancient Greek τρόπαιον, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ.
hypereutrophy (English): the quality of being extremely rich in nutrients...
Definitions
- the quality of being extremely rich in nutrients...
Ancestry of “hypereutrophy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | eutrophy | healthy nutrition; The quality of being rich in... |
| 2 | English | trophy | An object, usually in the form of a statuette,... |
| 3 | Middle French | trophée | memorial |
| 4 | Latin | trophaeum | trophy, monument to victory in war; a sign of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τρόπαιον | trophy, a monument to an enemy's defeat |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |