Where does “metatrope” come from?
metatrope (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.
metatrope (English): A trope concerning tropes
Definitions
- A trope concerning tropes
Ancestry of “metatrope”, step by step
metatrope traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trope | Something recurring across a genre or type of art... |
| 2 | Latin | tropus | a figurative use of a word, a trope; a way of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρόπος | a turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |