Where does “tropis” come from?

tropis (Indonesian) comes from Dutch tropisch, from Latin tropicus, from Ancient Greek τροπικός, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

tropis (Indonesian): tropical of or pertaining to the tropics

Definitions

  1. tropical of or pertaining to the tropics

Ancestry of “tropis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtropischtropical
2Latintropicustropical
3Ancient Greekτροπικόςof or pertaining to a turn or change; of or...
4Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
5Ancient Greeksuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
6Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Ancient Greek Every word from Ancient Greek τροπή