Where does “τροχαντήρ” come from?

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

τροχαντήρ (Koine Greek): trochanter, i.e. either of two processes at the...

Definitions

  1. trochanter, i.e. either of two processes at the...

Ancestry of “τροχαντήρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτροχόςwheel; hoop, ring; island
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrogʰos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag

Words derived from “τροχαντήρ”

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