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Where does “eliotropio” come from?

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

eliotropio (Italian): heliotrope; sunflower; sundial, solar clock

Definitions

  1. heliotrope; sunflower; sundial, solar clock

Ancestry of “eliotropio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἡλῐοτρόπῐον—
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—
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