Where does “bitrochanteric” come from?
bitrochanteric (English) comes from English bi, from English biceps, from Latin biceps, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
bitrochanteric (English): Relating to, or connecting, the two trochanters
Definitions
- Relating to, or connecting, the two trochanters
Ancestry of “bitrochanteric”, step by step
bitrochanteric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bi | Bisexual; A bisexual person; A type of jade disk... |
| 2 | English | biceps | Any muscle having two heads; Specifically, the... |
| 3 | Latin | biceps | double-headed, having two heads; having two... |
| 4 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English trochanteric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trochanteric | Of or pertaining to the trochanter of the femur |
| 2 | English | trochanter | In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur... |
| 3 | French | trochanter | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τροχαντήρ | trochanter, i.e. either of two processes at the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τροχάζω | to run quickly |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τροχός | wheel; hoop, ring; island |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrogʰos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵʰ- | to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag |