τροφή
trophḗ
“nourishment, food”
7 words in English grow from this root.
Atrophy
Medicineἀ-a-
“want of nourishment”
Autotroph
Natureαὐτόςautós
“self-feeding”
Dystrophy
Medicineδυσ-dys-
“faulty nourishment”
Heterotroph
Natureἕτεροςhéteros
“fed by another”
Hypertrophy
Medicineὑπέρhypér
“over-feeding”
Trophic
Natureτροφήtrophḗ
“of feeding”
Trophoblast
Medicineτροφήtrophḗ
“nourishing sprout”