Where does “trophaeum” come from?

trophaeum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek τρόπαιον, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

trophaeum (Latin): trophy, monument to victory in war; a sign of...

Definitions

  1. trophy, monument to victory in war; a sign of...

Ancestry of “trophaeum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “trophaeum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Ancient Greek Every word from Ancient Greek τροπή
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