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

nonpolytropic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English polytropic

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

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Ancient Greek Every word from Ancient Greek τροπή