Where does “neotropical” come from?
neotropical (English) comes from English tropical, from English tropic, from French tropique, from Late Latin tropicus, from Ancient Greek τροπικός, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ.
neotropical (English): Occurring in tropical America, i.e. the tropics...
Definitions
- Occurring in tropical America, i.e. the tropics...
Ancestry of “neotropical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tropical | Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial... |
| 2 | English | tropic | Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′... |
| 3 | French | tropique | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | tropicus | of or pertaining to the solstice, as a noun, one... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τροπικός | of or pertaining to a turn or change; of or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |