Where does “trophi” come from?
trophi (English) comes from English trophus, from Latin trophus, from Ancient Greek τροφός, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
trophi (English): plural of trophus
Definitions
- plural of trophus
Ancestry of “trophi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trophus | Mouthpart of certain types of organism such as an... |
| 2 | Latin | trophus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τροφός | nurse; wet nurse |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |