Etymology of the English word troilism
the English word
troilismderived from the French word
troisderived from the Classical Latin word
tres (three)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*trei-derived from the French word
étoilederived from the Vulgar Latin word
stela (pillar; column)
derived from the Latin word
stella (star; star; planet, heavenly body)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ster-derived from the Greek word
stele, στήλη
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stel-Date
The earliest known usage of troilism in English dates from the 20th century.
