Etymology of the English word stereotropism
the English word stereotropism
using the English prefix stereo-
derived from the English word tropism
derived from the Greek word tropos, τρόπος (a turn; mode or style (especially with preposition or relative prefix as adverb, like); figuratively, deportment or character)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *trep-
using the English suffix -tropism
derived from the Greek word thigma, ϑίγμα