Where does “hétérotrophie” come from?

hétérotrophie (French) comes from French -trophie, from Ancient Greek τροφή, from Ancient Greek τρέφω, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō.

hétérotrophie (French): heterotrophy

Definitions

  1. heterotrophy

Ancestry of “hétérotrophie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-trophietrophy
2Ancient Greekτροφήnourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;...
3Ancient Greekτρέφωto thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to...
4Proto-Hellenictʰrépʰō—

Words derived from “hétérotrophie”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō →Every word from Ancient Greek τρέφω →Every word from Ancient Greek τροφή →