Where does “tropaeum” come from?
tropaeum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek τρόπαιον, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
tropaeum (Latin): a trophy, victory memorial; a victory; a mark,...
Definitions
- a trophy, victory memorial; a victory; a mark,...
Ancestry of “tropaeum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | τρόπαιον | trophy, a monument to an enemy's defeat |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
Words derived from “tropaeum”