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Where does “thaumatrope” come from?

thaumatrope (English) comes from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

thaumatrope (English): A toy made of a card with an image on each side;...

Definitions

  1. A toy made of a card with an image on each side;...

Ancestry of “thaumatrope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρόποςa turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of...
2Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
3Ancient Greek-ή—
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
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