Where does “Subtropen” come from?
Subtropen (German) comes from German Tropen, from Ancient Greek τροπαί, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
Subtropen (German): subtropics
Definitions
- subtropics
Ancestry of “Subtropen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tropen | tropics; plural of Tropus; plural of Trope |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τροπαί | — |
| 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 | — |