-trophic

See also: trophic

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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”).

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-trophic

Used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -trophy

Usage notes

Frequently confused with -tropic (“turning or changing”), which is instead from Ancient Greek τροπικός (tropikós, “of or pertaining to a turn or change; or the solstice; or a trope or figure; tropic; tropical; etc.”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “turn; solstice; trope”).^[1] Compare trophic hormone (affects growth) and tropic hormone (drives other glands) and tropho-/tropo-.

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