Etymology

trochaic

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Today it means: Composed of or relating to trochees, feet of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. Full definition →

French trochaïque ← Latin trochaicus ← Ancient Greek τροχαικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτροχαικός
  2. Latin · derived fromtrochaicus
  3. French · derived fromtrochaïque
  4. English todaytrochaic

Either via the French trochaïque or directly from its etymon, the Latin trochaicus, from the Ancient Greek τροχαικός (trokhaikós), from τροχαῖος (trokhaîos), whence trochee.

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