Etymograph

English

trogon

Trogon comes from Ancient Greek τρώγω ‘to chew, to gnaw’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρώγω1trṓgō‘to chew, to gnaw’
  2. mulmodernTrogon1
  3. Englishtodaytrogon1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English trogon

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρώγωWiktionary, English trogontrṓgō‘to chew, to gnaw’
  2. mulmodernTrogonWiktionary, English trogon
  3. EnglishtodaytrogonWiktionary, English trogon

Linked words

through Ancient Greek τρώγω ‘to chew, to gnaw’

trout, dredge

Today it means

noun A bird in the family Trogonidae from the order Trogoniformes, most of which live in Central and South America, have colorful feathers, and nest in holes in trees.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “trogon”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek τρώγω / trogon

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