-trophic

See also: trophic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τροφικός (trophikós, “pertaining to food or nourishment”), from τροφή (trophḗ, “food”).

Suffix

-trophic

  1. Used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -trophy

Usage notes

Frequently confused with -tropic (“turning or changing”), which is instead 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”).[1] Compare trophic hormone (affects growth) and tropic hormone (drives other glands) and tropho-/tropo-.

Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -trophic

Translations
used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -trophy

References
  1. “Trophic vs. Tropic”, Werner Steinberg, JAMA, May 3, 1952, 149(1), p. 82, doi:10.1001/jama.1952.02930180084027.
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