-trophy
See also: trophy
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ, “food, nourishment”), from τρέφω (tréphō, “I congeal, thicken”).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-trophy
Usage notes edit
Easily confused with -tropy (“turning; affecting”); see -trophic: Usage notes.
Derived terms edit
- alogotrophy
- amyelotrophy
- brephotrophy
- chemoheterotrophy
- chemolithoautotrophy
- chemoorganotrophy
- chondrodystrophy
- cytotrophy
- epistrophy
- hemiatrophy
- hemihypertrophy
- kakotrophy
- methylotrophy
- minerotrophy
- myzotrophy
- ophthalmatrophy
- orphanotrophy
- paedotrophy
- pantatrophy
- paratrophy
- phagotrophy
- photoautotrophy
- photolithotrophy
- photoorganotrophy
- prototrophy
- zootrophy