late 14c. as a type of horse; agent noun from trot (v.). Meaning "foot of a quadruped" is from 1520s. Related: Trotters.
tropism
troposphere
trot
troth
Trotskyite
trotter
troubadour
trouble
troubled
troublemaker
troubleshoot
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