English
thyrotrope
Thyrotrope comes from Latin tropus ‘a figurative use of a word, a trope’, from Ancient Greek τρόπος ‘a turn, way, manner, style’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trep-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*trep-1‘to turn’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρέπω1trépō‘turn, divert, turn back, rout an enemy’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρόπος1trópos‘a turn, way, manner, style’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtropus1‘a figurative use of a word, a trope’
- Englishtodaythyrotrope1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English thyrotrope
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*trep-Wiktionary, English thyrotrope‘to turn’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρέπωWiktionary, English thyrotropetrépō‘turn, divert, turn back, rout an enemy’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρόποςWiktionary, English thyrotropetrópos‘a turn, way, manner, style’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtropusWiktionary, English thyrotrope‘a figurative use of a word, a trope’
- EnglishtodaythyrotropeWiktionary, English thyrotrope
A compound of thyro- + -trope
Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
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Ancient Greek εἶδος
Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής ‘Shield-shaped’
New Latin thyreoīdēs
English thyroid
English thyro-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *trep- ‘to turn’
thrive, intrepid, trepidation, turpitude, 28 more
through Ancient Greek τρέπω ‘turn, divert, turn back, rout an enemy’
through Latin tropus ‘a figurative use of a word, a trope’
Today it means
noun An endocrine cell in the anterior pituitary which produces thyroid-stimulating hormone in response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “thyrotrope”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *trep- / thyrotrope