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

  1. In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur...

Ancestry of “trochanter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtrochanter
2Ancient Greekτροχαντήρtrochanter, i.e. either of two processes at the...
3Ancient Greekτροχάζωto run quickly
4Ancient Greekτροχόςwheel; hoop, ring; island
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrogʰos
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag

Words derived from “trochanter

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrogʰosEvery word from Ancient Greek τροχός