Where does “peritrochanteric” come from?
peritrochanteric (English) comes from English peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
peritrochanteric (English): Surrounding the trochanter
Definitions
- Surrounding the trochanter
Ancestry of “peritrochanteric”, step by step
peritrochanteric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peri | A sprite or supernatural being |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پری | fairy |
| 3 | Persian | پری | sprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian... |
| 4 | Persian | پر | full; feather; wing |
| 5 | Middle Persian | purr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | pr̥Hnáh | full, filled |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
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 |