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Where does “hypotrophy” come from?

hypotrophy (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

hypotrophy (English): a degeneration in the functioning of an organ due...

Definitions

  1. a degeneration in the functioning of an organ due...

Ancestry of “hypotrophy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrophyAn object, usually in the form of a statuette,...
2Middle Frenchtrophéememorial
3Latintrophaeumtrophy, monument to victory in war; a sign of...
4Ancient Greekτρόπαιονtrophy, a monument to an enemy's defeat
5Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
6Ancient Greek-ή—
7Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “hypotrophy”

  • hypotrophic
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