Where does “orthotrophic” come from?

orthotrophic (English) comes from English trophic, from Ancient Greek τροφικός, from Ancient Greek τροφή, from Ancient Greek τρέφω, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō.

orthotrophic (English): Relating to orthotrophy

Definitions

  1. Relating to orthotrophy

Ancestry of “orthotrophic”, step by step

orthotrophic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English trophic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrophicOf or pertaining to nutrition; Describing the...
2Ancient Greekτροφικόςof or pertaining to food, nourishment; tending,...
3Ancient Greekτροφήnourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;...
4Ancient Greekτρέφωto thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to...
5Proto-Hellenictʰrépʰō

via English ortho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorthoAn isomer of a benzene derivative having two...
Every word from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō
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