Where does “pheromotropic” come from?

pheromotropic (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.

pheromotropic (English): Describing movement under the influence of a pheromone

Definitions

  1. Describing movement under the influence of a pheromone

Ancestry of “pheromotropic”, step by step

pheromotropic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tropic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtropicEither of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′...
2Frenchtropiquetropic
3Late Latintropicusof or pertaining to the solstice, as a noun, one...
4Ancient Greekτροπικόςof or pertaining to a turn or change; of or...
5Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
6Ancient Greeksuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
7Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English pheromone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpheromoneA chemical secreted by an animal, especially an...
2Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
3Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Ancient Greek Every word from Ancient Greek τροπή