Where does “trophoplast” come from?
trophoplast (English) comes from English tropho-, from Ancient Greek τροφή, from Ancient Greek τρέφω, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō.
trophoplast (English): Any of various organelles found in plant and...
Definitions
- Any of various organelles found in plant and...
Ancestry of “trophoplast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tropho- | nourish; nourishment |
| 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 | — |