Where does “geostrofic” come from?

geostrofic (Romanian) comes from English geostrophic, from Ancient Greek στροφή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

geostrofic (Romanian): geostrophic

Definitions

  1. geostrophic

Ancestry of “geostrofic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgeostrophicRelating to the balance, in the atmosphere,...
2Ancient Greekστροφήturning; revolving; twisting
3Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →