Where does “truckway” come from?
truckway (English) comes from English truck, from English truckle, from Middle English trokel, from Anglo-Norman trocle, from Medieval Latin trochlea, from Ancient Greek τροχιλία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
truckway (English): A special road for the exclusive use of trucks
Definitions
- A special road for the exclusive use of trucks
Ancestry of “truckway”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | truck | A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel... |
| 2 | English | truckle | A small wheel; a caster or pulley; A small wheel... |
| 3 | Middle English | trokel | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | trocle | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | trochlea | a block, sheaf containing one or more pulleys;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τροχιλία | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |