Where does “osteotropic” come from?

osteotropic (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “osteotropic”, step by step

osteotropic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tropic

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	tropic	Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′...
2	French	tropique	tropic
3	Late Latin	tropicus	of or pertaining to the solstice, as a noun, one...
4	Ancient Greek	τροπικός	of or pertaining to a turn or change; of or...
5	Ancient Greek	τροπή	a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
6	Ancient Greek	-ή	suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
7	Ancient Greek	-ᾱ	nominal suffix
8	Proto-Indo-European	-éh₂	—

via English osteo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	osteo	osteomyelitis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek τροπή →