θρεπτικός
Ancient Greek
adj-1&2
Definitions
- able to feed rear, nourishing, nutritious
- of promoting growth
- causing to heal up
Etymology
Suffix from Ancient Greek τρέφω (feed, maintain, support, nourish, sustain, rear, I maintain).
Origin
Ancient Greek
τρέφω
Gloss
feed, maintain, support, nourish, sustain, rear, I maintain
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- threptic English
- limitrophus Latin
- διοτρεφής Ancient Greek
- πολύτροφος Ancient Greek
- τρέφω Ancient Greek
- τροφή Ancient Greek
- ψυχοτρόφος Ancient Greek
- ψυχότροφον Ancient Greek
- ἰχθυοτρόφος Ancient Greek
- ὀλιγότροφος Ancient Greek
- τρέφω Greek (modern)
- *tʰrépʰō Proto-Hellenic