Where does “jatrophic” come from?
jatrophic (English) comes from Translingual Jatropha, from Ancient Greek τροφή, from Ancient Greek τρέφω, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō.
jatrophic (English): Of or pertaining to physic nuts, the seeds of...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to physic nuts, the seeds of...
Ancestry of “jatrophic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Jatropha | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τροφή | nourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρέφω | to thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | tʰrépʰō | — |