Etymology of the English word dystrophic
the English word
dystrophicderived from the English word
trophicderived from the Greek word
trophikos, τροϕικός
derived from the Greek word
trophe, τροϕή, τροφή (nourishment; nourishment; by implication, rations (wages))
using the English prefix
dys-derived from the New Latin prefix
dys-derived from the Greek prefix
dus-, δυσ- (used only in composition as a prefix; hard; with difficulty)
Derivations in English
dystrophicationUsage
Word found in Modern English
