Where does “metatrochanter” come from?
metatrochanter (English) comes from English trochanter, from French trochanter, from Ancient Greek τροχαντήρ, from Ancient Greek τροχάζω, from Ancient Greek τροχός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrogʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- — to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag.
Ancestry of “metatrochanter”, step by step
metatrochanter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trochanter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trochanter | In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur... |
| 2 | French | trochanter | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τροχαντήρ | trochanter, i.e. either of two processes at the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τροχάζω | to run quickly |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τροχός | wheel; hoop, ring; island |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrogʰos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵʰ- | to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag |