English
Tropæan
Tropæan comes from Latin tropae(us) ‘turning back”, “returning’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtropae(us)‘turning back”, “returning’
- Englishearliest quotation 1686Tropæan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtropae(us)‘turning back”, “returning’
- Englishearliest quotation 1686Tropæan
Earliest quotation: 1686, Robert Plot: “The frequent rains brought by the Tropæan winds from…”
Every English word from Latin tropae(us)
Today it means
adj Blowing from sea to land.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin tropae(us) / Tropæan