Etymograph

English

trophic

Trophic comes from Ancient Greek τροφικός ‘pertaining to food or nourishment’, from τρέφω ‘to maintain, support’, and ultimately from Proto-Hellenic *tʰrépʰō.

  1. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tʰrépʰōreconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρέφω‘to maintain, support’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτροφήtrophḗ‘food’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτροφικόςtrophikós‘pertaining to food or nourishment’
  5. Englishtodaytrophic

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tʰrépʰōreconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρέφω‘to maintain, support’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτροφήtrophḗ‘food’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτροφικόςtrophikós‘pertaining to food or nourishment’
  5. Englishtodaytrophic

Linked words

through Ancient Greek τροφή ‘food’

atrophy, 5 more

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to nutrition.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *tʰrépʰō / trophic

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