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

  1. a trophy, victory memorial; a victory; a mark,...

Ancestry of “tropaeum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρόπαιονtrophy, a monument to an enemy's defeat
2Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
3Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “tropaeum”

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