Where does “tropaion” come from?

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

tropaion (English): An ancient Greek or Roman monument set up to...

Definitions

An ancient Greek or Roman monument set up to...

Ancestry of “tropaion”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	τρόπαιον	trophy, a monument to an enemy's defeat
2	Ancient Greek	τροπή	a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
3	Ancient Greek	-ή	suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
4	Ancient Greek	-ᾱ	nominal suffix
5	Proto-Indo-European	-éh₂	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek τροπή →