Where does “nontropical” come from?
nontropical (English) comes from English non-tropical, 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.
nontropical (English): Alternative form of non-tropical
Definitions
- Alternative form of non-tropical
Ancestry of “nontropical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | non-tropical | Not tropical; not characteristic of or located in... |
| 2 | English | tropical | Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial... |
| 3 | English | tropic | Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′... |
| 4 | French | tropique | tropic |
| 5 | Late Latin | tropicus | of or pertaining to the solstice, as a noun, one... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τροπικός | of or pertaining to a turn or change; of or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |