Where does “heterótrofo” come from?
heterótrofo (Spanish) comes from Spanish -trofo, from Ancient Greek -τροφος, from Ancient Greek τροφή, from Ancient Greek τρέφω, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō.
heterótrofo (Spanish): heterotroph; heterotrophic
Definitions
- heterotroph; heterotrophic
Ancestry of “heterótrofo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | -trofo | -troph, -trophic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -τροφος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τροφή | nourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρέφω | to thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | tʰrépʰō | — |