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Where does “τροχός” come from?

τροχός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰrogʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- — to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag.

τροχός (Ancient Greek): wheel; hoop, ring; island

Definitions

  1. wheel; hoop, ring; island

Ancestry of “τροχός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrogʰos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag

Words derived from “τροχός”

  • trochanter
  • trochanteric
  • intertrochanteric
  • subtrochanteric
  • trochophore
  • troche
  • trochoid
  • trochus
  • pertrochanteric
  • trochoidal
  • trochosphere
  • hypotrochoid
  • trochal
  • hypotrochanteric
  • intertrochanter
  • trochite
  • trochoblast
  • mesotrochal
  • antitrochanter
  • entrochite
  • trochanteral
  • prototrochal
  • trochitic
  • trochometer
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