1. Etymology of the French word tropique
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-Derivations in French
tropicalDerivations in other languages
English
tropic, Romanian
tropicCognates
English
tropic, Italian
tropico, Lithuanian
tropikas, Russian
тpoпикUsage
Word found in Old French
2. Etymology of the French word tropique
derived from the 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-Usage
Word found in Old French
