English Explanatory Dictionary

-trophic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -trophy

Word forms

-trophic

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *tʰrépʰō Ancient Greek τρέφω (tréphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τροφῐκός (trophĭkós)der. English -trophic From Ancient Greek τροφικός (trophikós, “pertaining to food or nourishment”), from τροφή (trophḗ, “food”).

Related words

-trophy
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