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
Ancestry of “hétérotrophie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | -trophie | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τροφή | nourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρέφω | to thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | tʰrépʰō | — |
Words derived from “hétérotrophie”