Etymology of the Latin word atrophia
the Late Latin word
atrophia (atrophy; wasting consumption)
derived from the Greek word
atrophia, ἀτροφία
derived from the Greek word
atrophosderived from the Greek word
trophe, τροϕή, τροφή (nourishment; nourishment; by implication, rations (wages))
using the Greek prefix
a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
Derivations in other languages
English
atrophy, French
atrophieUsage
Word found in Late Latin
