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The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*trep-
2. Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
3. Ancient Greekτροπή (tropḗ)
4. Ancient Greekτροπῐκός (tropĭkós)
5. English today-tropic

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τροπικός (tropikós, “of or pertaining to a turn or change; or the solstice; or a trope or figure; tropic; tropical; etc.”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “turn; solstice; trope”). Compare trope and tropic.

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