Where does “trópico” come from?
trópico (Spanish) 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.
trópico (Spanish): tropic; tropics; Of or relating to tropes and...
Definitions
- tropic; tropics; Of or relating to tropes and...
Ancestry of “trópico”, 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 | — |