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Where does “supratrochlear” come from?

supratrochlear (English) comes from English trochlear, from English trochlea, from Latin trochlea, from Ancient Greek τροχιλεία, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

supratrochlear (English): Situated over or above a trochlea or trochlear...

Definitions

  1. Situated over or above a trochlea or trochlear...

Ancestry of “supratrochlear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrochlearShaped like, or resembling, a pulley; related to,...
2EnglishtrochleaA structure resembling a pulley
3Latintrochleapulley; block and tackle
4Ancient Greekτροχιλείαblock and tackle, system of several pulleys
5Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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