Where does “tropicus” come from?

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

tropicus (Late Latin): of or pertaining to the solstice, as a noun, one...

Definitions

of or pertaining to the solstice, as a noun, one...

Ancestry of “tropicus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	τροπικός	of or pertaining to a turn or change; of or...
2	Ancient Greek	τροπή	a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
3	Ancient Greek	-ή	suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
4	Ancient Greek	-ᾱ	nominal suffix
5	Proto-Indo-European	-éh₂	—

Words derived from “tropicus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek τροπή →

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