Where does “subtropical” come from?
Subtropical comes from English sub- combined with English tropical, which derives from Ancient Greek τροπικός, from τροπή (a turning), from τρέπω (to turn), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European trep- (to turn).
subtropical (English): Pertaining to the regions of the Earth further...
Definitions
- Pertaining to the regions of the Earth further...
Ancestry of “subtropical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tropical | Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial... |
| 2 | English | tropic | Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′... |
| 3 | French | tropique | tropic |
| 4 | Late Latin | tropicus | of or pertaining to the solstice, as a noun, one... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τροπικός | of or pertaining to a turn or change; of or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |