Etymology

-tropy

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French -tropie ← Ancient Greek -τροπίᾱ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived from-τροπίᾱ
  2. French · borrowed from-tropie
  3. English today-tropy

Borrowed from French -tropie, from Ancient Greek -τροπίᾱ (-tropíā), from τρόπος (trópos, “a turn”).

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