'Atropos' originates from Ancient Greek, specifically the word 'Ἄτροπος' (Átropos), where the prefix 'a-' meant 'not' and the root 'tropos' meant 'turn' or 'change'.

'Atropos' comes from the Ancient Greek 'Ἄτροπος'; the Latin and later classical references preserved the name, and it entered English through classical and mythological texts as the proper name 'Atropos'.

Initially the Greek term meant 'inflexible' or 'unturning' (i.e., 'not changeable'); over time it became the proper name for the Fate who cuts the thread of life and is associated with inevitable death.