Where does “monotrochal” come from?

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

monotrochal (English): Having only a prototroch

Definitions

  1. Having only a prototroch

Ancestry of “monotrochal”, step by step

monotrochal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English trochal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrochalResembling a wheel
2Ancient Greekτροχόςwheel; hoop, ring; island
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrogʰos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrogʰos →Every word from Ancient Greek τροχός →