Where does “trooka” come from?
trooka (Southeastern Tepehuan) comes from Spanish troca, from English truck, from English truckle, from Middle English trokel, from Anglo-Norman trocle, from Medieval Latin trochlea, from Ancient Greek τροχιλία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
trooka (Southeastern Tepehuan): pick-up truck
Definitions
- pick-up truck
Ancestry of “trooka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | troca | pickup truck |
| 2 | English | truck | A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel... |
| 3 | English | truckle | A small wheel; a caster or pulley; A small wheel... |
| 4 | Middle English | trokel | caster, wheel, roller |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | trocle | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | trochlea | a block, sheaf containing one or more pulleys;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τροχιλία | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |