myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of Atropa

Etymology of the Latin word Atropa

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-

English atropine, Italian atropa

Word found in New Latin