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Where does “nonuterotropic” come from?

nonuterotropic (English) comes from English uterotropic, 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.

nonuterotropic (English): Not uterotropic

Definitions

  1. Not uterotropic

Ancestry of “nonuterotropic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuterotropicThat affects the uterus; A drug that causes...
2EnglishtropicEither of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′...
3Frenchtropique—
4Late Latintropicusof or pertaining to the solstice, as a noun, one...
5Ancient Greekτροπικόςof or pertaining to a turn or change; of or...
6Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
7Ancient Greek-ή—
8Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →