Etymology

trochilic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to rotary motion or to wheels Full definition →

Ancient Greek τροχίλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτροχίλος
  2. English todaytrochilic

Back-formation from trochilics, from Ancient Greek τροχίλος (trokhílos), from τρέχω (trékhō, “run, move quickly”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekτροχίλος all →

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