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Where does “trophus” come from?

trophus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek τροφός, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Ancestry of “trophus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτροφόςnurse; wet nurse
2Ancient Greek-ός—
3Proto-Hellenic*-os—
4Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “trophus”

  • trophi
  • trophus
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