Where does “inotropic” come from?

Inotropic comes from English -tropic, derived from Ancient Greek τροπικός, from Ancient Greek τροπή meaning "a turning," from Ancient Greek τρέπω meaning "to turn," from Proto-Indo-European trep- and Proto-Indo-European -eh₂.

inotropic (English): Increasing or decreasing the force of muscular...

Definitions

  1. Increasing or decreasing the force of muscular...

Ancestry of “inotropic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-tropicturning or changing; affecting or attracted to...
2Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
3Ancient Greeksuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

Words derived from “inotropic

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Ancient Greek Every word from Ancient Greek τροπή
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