English Explanatory Dictionary

tropho-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. nourish; nourishment.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹɒfəʊ/ /ˈtɹəʊfəʊ/

Word forms

tropho-

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)bor. English tropho- Borrowed from Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”).

Related words

-trophic -trophy
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