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Where does “pantropical” come from?

pantropical (English) comes 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, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ.

pantropical (English): Occurring in tropical areas on all the major...

Definitions

  1. Occurring in tropical areas on all the major...

Ancestry of “pantropical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtropicalOf or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial...
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—

Words derived from “pantropical”

  • pantropically
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