Where does “tropique” come from?
tropique (French) comes from Late Latin tropicus, from Ancient Greek τροπικός, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
tropique (French): tropic
Definitions
- tropic
Ancestry of “tropique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | tropicus | of or pertaining to the solstice, as a noun, one... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τροπικός | of or pertaining to a turn or change; of or... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |