English
halotropic
From halo- + -tropic.
Proto-Indo-European *trep- ‘to turn’
Ancient Greek τρέπω ‘turn’
Ancient Greek τροπή ‘turn; solstice’
Ancient Greek τροπικός ‘of a turn; of the solstice’
Late Latin tropicus ‘of or pertaining to the solstice’
English tropic
Today it means
adj Relating to halotropism
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / halotropic