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Where does “tropho-” come from?

tropho- (English) comes from Ancient Greek τροφή, from Ancient Greek τρέφω, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō.

tropho- (English): nourish; nourishment

Definitions

  1. nourish; nourishment

Ancestry of “tropho-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτροφήnourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;...
2Ancient Greekτρέφωto thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to...
3Proto-Hellenictʰrépʰō—

Words derived from “tropho-”

  • trophoblast
  • trophoblastic
  • syncytiotrophoblast
  • cytotrophoblast
  • trophectoderm
  • cytotrophoblastic
  • syncytiotrophoblastic
  • trophectodermal
  • spongiotrophoblast
  • trophosome
  • trophodynamics
  • trophodynamic
  • trophocyte
  • trophobiosis
  • trophology
  • nontrophoblastic
  • trophoplast
  • trophochromatin
  • trophophyte
  • trophosomal
  • trophotherapy
  • trophological
  • trophophoretic
  • transtrophectoderm
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