Where does “Trochilus” come from?

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

Trochilus (Latin): A kind of small bird

Definitions

  1. A kind of small bird

Ancestry of “Trochilus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekτροχίλοςEgyptian plover; Eurasian wren; hollow between...
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́λοςA noun-forming suffix, often forming nouns denoting concrete objects
3Proto-Hellenic*-illos
4Proto-Indo-European*-illos

Words derived from “Trochilus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-illosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́λοςEvery word from Ancient Greek τροχίλος