Where does “radiotrophic” come from?
radiotrophic (English) comes from English radio-, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.
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Ancestry of “radiotrophic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | radio- | radiation, radioactive; radio; radius |
| 2 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 3 | English | -án | Of or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a |
| 4 | Middle English | -an | — |