Where does “trochée” come from?

trochée (French) comes from Latin trochaeus, from Ancient Greek τροχαῖος, from Ancient Greek τροχός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrogʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- — to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag.

trochée (French): branches of a seedling

Definitions

  1. branches of a seedling

Ancestry of “trochée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrochaeusa trochee
2Ancient Greekτροχαῖοςrunning, tripping
3Ancient Greekτροχόςwheel; hoop, ring; island
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrogʰos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag

Words derived from “trochée”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrogʰos →Every word from Ancient Greek τροχός →