Where does “trophus” come from?
trophus (English) comes 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...
trophus (English): Mouthpart of certain types of organism such as an...
Definitions
- Mouthpart of certain types of organism such as an...
Ancestry of “trophus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | trophus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τροφός | nurse; wet nurse |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ός | — |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
Words derived from “trophus”