Where does “trochanter” come from?

trochanter (French) comes from Ancient Greek τροχαντήρ, from Ancient Greek τροχάζω, from Ancient Greek τροχός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrogʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- — to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag.

Ancestry of “trochanter”, step by step

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