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Where does “trochlea” come from?

trochlea (Medieval Latin) comes from Ancient Greek τροχιλία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

trochlea (Medieval Latin): a block, sheaf containing one or more pulleys;...

Definitions

  1. a block, sheaf containing one or more pulleys;...

Ancestry of “trochlea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτροχιλία—
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “trochlea”

  • truck
  • trucks
  • trucking
  • truckload
  • truckle
  • truckling
  • truckman
  • firetruck
  • truckful
  • truckbed
  • truckie
  • truckler
  • towtruck
  • motortruck
  • truckage
  • truckmaster
  • trucklike
  • truckmaker
  • truckyard
  • trucky
  • truckmaking
  • minitruck
  • truckway
  • truckless
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