Where does “trophic” come from?
Trophic comes from Ancient Greek τροφικός, derived from τροφή meaning nourishment, from τρέφω meaning to nourish, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots -kos and -eh₂.
trophic (English): Of or pertaining to nutrition; Describing the...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to nutrition; Describing the...
Ancestry of “trophic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | τροφικός | of or pertaining to food, nourishment; tending,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τροφή | nourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρέφω | to thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | tʰrépʰō | — |
Words derived from “trophic”