Where does “zoetropic” come from?
zoetropic (English) comes from English zoetrope, from English trope, from Latin tropus, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
zoetropic (English): Of, pertaining to, or reminiscent of a zoetrope
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or reminiscent of a zoetrope
Ancestry of “zoetropic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | zoetrope | An optical toy, in which figures made to revolve... |
| 2 | English | trope | Something recurring across a genre or type of art... |
| 3 | Latin | tropus | a figurative use of a word, a trope; a way of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρόπος | a turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |