Where does “reotropismo” come from?

reotropismo (Italian) comes from Italian reo, from Latin reus, from Proto-Italic reiwos.

reotropismo (Italian): rheotropism

Definitions

  1. rheotropism

Ancestry of “reotropismo”, step by step

reotropismo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian reo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianreoguilty; offender
2Latinreusguilty; defendant, accused; plaintiff
3Proto-Italicreiwos—

via Italian tropismo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantropismotropism
Every word from Proto-Italic reiwos →Every word from Latin reus →Every word from Italian reo →