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Where does “trópaiceach” come from?

trópaiceach (Irish) comes from Irish trópaic, from Latin tropicus, from Ancient Greek τροπικός, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

trópaiceach (Irish): tropical

Definitions

  1. tropical

Ancestry of “trópaiceach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtrópaictropic
2Latintropicustropical
3Ancient Greekτροπικόςof or pertaining to a turn or change; of or...
4Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
5Ancient Greek-ή—
6Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “trópaiceach”

  • fothrópaiceach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →