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Where does “trocle” come from?

trocle (Anglo-Norman) comes from Medieval Latin trochlea, from Ancient Greek τροχιλία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “trocle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latintrochleaa block, sheaf containing one or more pulleys;...
2Ancient Greekτροχιλία—
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “trocle”

  • truck
  • trucks
  • trucking
  • truckload
  • truckle
  • truckling
  • truckman
  • firetruck
  • truckful
  • truckbed
  • truckie
  • truckler
  • towtruck
  • motortruck
  • truckage
  • truckmaster
  • trucklike
  • truckmaker
  • truckyard
  • trucky
  • truckmaking
  • minitruck
  • truckway
  • truckless
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