Where does “trophotropism” come from?

trophotropism (English) comes from English -tropy, from French -tropie, from Ancient Greek -τροπίᾱ, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

trophotropism (English): The movements of the organs in a growing plant, as towards nutrient substances, induced by the chemical nature of its surroundings

Definitions

  1. The movements of the organs in a growing plant, as towards nutrient substances, induced by the chemical nature of its surroundings

Ancestry of “trophotropism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-tropyexhibiting a behavior; turning, affecting,...
2French-tropie
3Ancient Greek-τροπίᾱturn, direction
4Ancient Greekτρόποςa turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of...
5Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
6Ancient Greeksuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
7Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Ancient Greek Every word from Ancient Greek τροπή