Where does “trochanter” come from?
Trochanter comes from French trochanter, from Ancient Greek τροχαντήρ, combining τροχός (wheel) with the agent suffix -τήρ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰrogʰos.
trochanter (English): In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur...
Definitions
- In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur...
Ancestry of “trochanter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | trochanter | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τροχαντήρ | trochanter, i.e. either of two processes at the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τροχάζω | to run quickly |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τροχός | wheel; hoop, ring; island |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrogʰos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵʰ- | to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag |
Words derived from “trochanter”