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

zoetropic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English zoetrope

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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	suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
7	Ancient Greek	-ᾱ	nominal suffix
8	Proto-Indo-European	-éh₂	—

via English ic

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	ic	related or pertaining to; having the character of

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek τροπή →