Where does “trochilus” come from?

trochilus (English) comes from Latin Trochilus, from Ancient Greek τροχίλος, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́λος, from Proto-Hellenic *-illos, from Proto-Indo-European *-illos.

trochilus (English): Any member of the hummingbird genus "Trochilus";...

Definitions

  1. Any member of the hummingbird genus "Trochilus";...

Ancestry of “trochilus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTrochilusA kind of small bird
2Ancient GreekτροχίλοςEgyptian plover; Eurasian wren; hollow between...
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́λοςA noun-forming suffix, often forming nouns denoting concrete objects
4Proto-Hellenic*-illos—
5Proto-Indo-European*-illos—

Words derived from “trochilus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-illos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́λος →Every word from Ancient Greek τροχίλος →