Etymology

trochanter

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Today it means: In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck. Full definition →

French trochanter ← Ancient Greek τροχαντήρ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτροχαντήρ
  2. French · derived fromtrochanter
  3. English todaytrochanter

From French trochanter, from Ancient Greek τροχαντήρ (trokhantḗr).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekτροχαντήρ all →

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