Where does “κακότροπος” come from?

κακότροπος (Greek) comes from Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

κακότροπος (Greek): grumpy, stroppy, quarrelsome, gruff, grouchy,...

Definitions

  1. grumpy, stroppy, quarrelsome, gruff, grouchy,...

Ancestry of “κακότροπος”, step by step

κακότροπος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek τρόπος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekτρόποςmethod, manner, behaviour, conduct; manners;...
2Ancient Greekτρόποςa turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of...
3Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
4Ancient Greeksuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
5Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via Greek κακός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκακόςbad, evil, ill, wicked
2Ancient GreekκακόςAs a measure of quality: bad, worthless, useless;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Ancient Greek Every word from Ancient Greek τροπή
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