Etymology of the English word tropical
the English word
tropicalderived from the English word
tropicderived from the Old French word
tropiquederived from the Late Latin word
tropicusderived from the Late Latin word
tropus (trope, figure of speech, figurative use of word)
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-derived from the Greek word
tropikos, τροπικός
derived from the Greek word
trope, τροπή (a turn ('trope'); revolution (figuratively, variation))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*trep-using the English suffix
-alderived from the Latin suffix
-alisderived from the Late Latin word
tropus (trope, figure of speech, figurative use of word)
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-Derivations in English
intertropical,
neotropical,
paleotropical,
pantropical,
semitropical,
subtropical,
tropicalize,
ultratropicalUsage
Word found in Modern English
