Where does “tropicalis” come from?

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

tropicalis (Latin): A specific epithet for many tropical organisms

Definitions

A specific epithet for many tropical organisms

Ancestry of “tropicalis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tropicalis”

neotropicalis

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