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From Ancient Greek ἴς (ís, “sinew, tendon; strength, force”) + -tropy (“affecting, changing”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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From Ancient Greek ἴς (ís, “sinew, tendon; strength, force”) + -tropy (“affecting, changing”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.