Etymology

trochee

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Today it means: A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable. Full definition →

French trochée ← Latin trochaeus ← Ancient Greek τροχαῖος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτροχαῖος
  2. Latin · derived fromtrochaeus
  3. French · borrowed fromtrochée
  4. English todaytrochee

Borrowed from French trochée, via Latin trochaeus from the Ancient Greek τροχαῖος (trokhaîos), derived from τρέχω (trékhō, “run”).

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