Eutrophy
/juːˈtrɒf.i/noun
The state or condition of being well nourished or having an adequate supply of nutrients.
Did you know?Eutrophy comes from Greek roots used for “good” and “nourishment,” and its opposite in science, eutrophication, describes water so overloaded with nutrients that it can choke itself to death.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
eutrophia
“good nourishment; healthy growth”
Late Greek
Greek
eutrophia
“maintenance in a well-fed, thriving condition”
16th-17th Century
New Latin
eutrophia
“good nourishment or healthy state”
18th-19th Century
English
eutrophy
“a state of good nourishment or healthy development”
Modern English
English
eutrophy
“the condition of being adequately or well nourished”