-trophic

trophic English Etymology en :der grc:τροφῐκός 1 From en grc τροφικός pertaining to food or nourishment, from grc τροφή food. Suffix Used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -trophy Usage notes Frequently confused with en -tropic -tropic turning or changing, which is instead from grc τροπικός of or pertaining to a turn or change; or the solstice; or a trope or figure; tropic; tropical; etc., from grc τροπή turn; solstice; trope.“Trophic vs. Tropic”, Werner Steinberg, JAMA, May 3, 1952, 149(1), p. 82, doi:10.1001/jama.1952.02930180084027. Compare trophic hormone (affects growth) and tropic hormone (drives other glands) and en tropho-/en tropo-. Derived terms en Related terms en -trophy Translations used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -trophy Catalan: ca -tròfic French: fr -trophe Galician: gl -trófico German: de -troph Greek: el -τροφικός Irish: ga -trófach Italian: it -tropico Norwegian: Bokmål: nb -trof Nynorsk: nn -trof Polish: pl -troficzny Romanian: ro -trof Sicilian: scn -tròficu References en 2-syllable words