Etymology

trochiscus

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Today it means: A kind of tablet or lozenge Full definition →

Latin trochiscus ← Ancient Greek τρόχισκος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτρόχισκος“a small ball”
  2. Latin · derived fromtrochiscus
  3. English todaytrochiscus

From Latin trochiscus, from Ancient Greek τρόχισκος (trókhiskos, “a small ball”). See troche.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekτρόχισκος all →

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