Where does “polytropic” come from?
polytropic (English) comes from Ancient Greek πολύτροπος, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
polytropic (English): of any change in the thermodynamic properties of...
Definitions
- of any change in the thermodynamic properties of...
Ancestry of “polytropic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πολύτροπος | much turned, much traveled, much wandering;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρόπος | a turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
Words derived from “polytropic”