Where does “trocholitid” come from?

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

trocholitid (English): Any member of the Trocholitidae

Definitions

  1. Any member of the Trocholitidae

Ancestry of “trocholitid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTrocholitidae
2LatinTrochilusA kind of small bird
3Ancient GreekτροχίλοςEgyptian plover; Eurasian wren; hollow between...
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́λοςA noun-forming suffix, often forming nouns denoting concrete objects
5Proto-Hellenic*-illos
6Proto-Indo-European*-illos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-illosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́λοςEvery word from Ancient Greek τροχίλος
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