English
heterotrophy
From hetero- + -trophy.
Proto-Indo-European *trep- ‘to turn’
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Ancient Greek τροπαῖος ‘of defeat’
Ancient Greek τρόπαιον ‘monument of an enemy's defeat’
Latin trophaeum ‘a sign of victory’
Middle French trophée ‘memorial’
English trophy
Today it means
noun The state of being a heterotroph.
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Etymograph / heterotrophy