Where does “tropepiteto” come from?
tropepiteto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto epiteto, from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον, from Ancient Greek ἐπιτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ, from Proto-Hellenic ā́mər — to be hot; to burn.
tropepiteto (Esperanto): transferred epithet, hypallage, figurative epithet
Definitions
- transferred epithet, hypallage, figurative epithet
Ancestry of “tropepiteto”, step by step
tropepiteto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto epiteto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | epiteto | epithet, term used to characterize a person or thing |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐπίθετον | adjective |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιτίθημι | to lay, put or place upon; to put on a covering... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |
via Esperanto tropa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | tropa | of or relating to a trope, figure of speech |
| 2 | Esperanto | tropo | trope, figure of speech |
| 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 | — |