English
allotropy
Allotropy comes from Ancient Greek άλλοτροπἱα.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEάλλοτροπἱαállotrophia
- Englishtodayallotropy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEάλλοτροπἱαállotrophia
- Englishtodayallotropy
Formed from allo + tropy
The story
Ancient Greek άλλοτροπἱα (állotrophia), from allo- + -tropy, coined by Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius.
Every English word from Ancient Greek άλλοτροπἱα
Today it means
noun A property, exhibited by some elements, of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek άλλοτροπἱα / allotropy