Where does “orthotropia” come from?

orthotropia (English) comes from English -tropia, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

orthotropia (English): The normal absence of heterotropia

Definitions

  1. The normal absence of heterotropia

Ancestry of “orthotropia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-tropiaturning, movement; identical in origin to -tropy but more commonly associated with medicine, especially eye conditions
2Ancient Greekτρόποςa turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of...
3Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
4Ancient Greeksuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
5Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Ancient Greek Every word from Ancient Greek τροπή