English
trochilic
Trochilic comes from Ancient Greek τροχίλος ‘Egyptian plover’, from τρέχω ‘run, move quickly’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *drem-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*drem-‘to run’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰregʰ-‘to run, drag’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρέχωtrékhō‘run, move quickly’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτροχίλοςtrokhílos‘Egyptian plover’
- Englishearliest quotation 1605trochilic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*drem-‘to run’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰregʰ-‘to run, drag’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρέχωtrékhō‘run, move quickly’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτροχίλοςtrokhílos‘Egyptian plover’
- Englishearliest quotation 1605trochilic
Earliest quotation: 1605, M. N. pseudonym; William Camden, Remaines of a Greater Worke: “I am advertised that there is one, which by…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *drem- ‘to run’
syndrome, dormant, dormitory, dormer, dromedary, 24 more
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- ‘to run, drag’
draw, train, draft, attractive, drag, portrait, attraction, retreat, extraction, distraction, tract, draught, entreat, 52 more
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to rotary motion or to wheels
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *drem- / trochilic