Where does “lactotrope” come from?

lactotrope (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.

lactotrope (English): Synonym of lactotroph

Definitions

  1. Synonym of lactotroph

Ancestry of “lactotrope”, step by step

lactotrope traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English trope

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 Greeksuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
6Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English lacto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlacto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Ancient Greek Every word from Ancient Greek τροπή