Editing Trochee (section)

==Etymology==
''Trochee'' comes from [[French language|French]] {{lang|fr|trochée}}, adapted from [[Latin]] {{lang|la|trochaeus}}, originally from the [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] {{langx|grc|τροχός|trokhós|wheel|label=none}},<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150723230158/http://www.myetymology.com/latin/trochee.html Etymology of the Latin word trochee]}}, MyEtymology  (retrieved 23 July 2015)</ref> from the phrase {{langx|grc|τροχαῖος πούς|trokhaîos poús|running foot|label=none}};<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=trochee Trochee], Etymology Online (retrieved 23 July 2015)</ref> it is connected with the word {{langx|grc|τρέχω|trékhō|I run|label=none}}. The less-often used word ''choree'' comes from {{langx|grc|χορός|khorós|dance|label=none}}; both convey the "rolling" rhythm of this metrical foot. The phrase was adapted into English in the late 16th century.

There was a well-established ancient tradition that trochaic rhythm is faster than iambic.<ref name=DS>A.M. Devine, Laurence Stephens, ''The Prosody of Greek Speech'', p. 116.</ref> When used in drama it is often associated with lively situations. One ancient commentator notes that it was named from the metaphor of people running ({{lang|grc|ἐκ μεταφορᾶς τῶν τρεχόντων}}) and the Roman metrician {{langr|la|[[Marius Victorinus]]}} notes that it was named from its running and speed ({{lang|la|dictus a cursu et celeritate}}).<ref name=DS />