myEtymology.com: English etymology of atropism

Etymology of the English word atropism

the English word atropism

derived from the English word atropine

derived from the New Latin word atropa

derived from the New Latin word Atropa

derived from the Greek word Atropos

derived from the Greek word atropos, ἄτροπος

using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)

derived from the Greek word trepein, τρέπω

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *trep-

using the English suffix -ism

derived from the French suffix -ism

derived from the Latin suffix -ismus

derived from the Greek suffix -ismos, -ισμός

suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")