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Where does “nonpolytropic” come from?

nonpolytropic (English) comes from English polytropic, from Ancient Greek πολύτροπος, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

nonpolytropic (English): Not polytropic

Definitions

  1. Not polytropic

Ancestry of “nonpolytropic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpolytropicof any change in the thermodynamic properties of...
2Ancient Greekπολύτροποςmuch turned, much traveled, much wandering;...
3Ancient Greekτρόποςa turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of...
4Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
5Ancient Greek-ή—
6Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
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