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Where does “trópus” come from?

trópus (Hungarian) comes from Latin tropus, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

trópus (Hungarian): tropics; trope

Definitions

  1. tropics; trope

Ancestry of “trópus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintropusa figurative use of a word, a trope; a way of...
2Ancient Greekτρόποςa turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of...
3Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
4Ancient Greek-ή—
5Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “trópus”

  • trópusi esőerdő
  • trópusi
  • trópusok
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