Where does “troubadour” come from?
troubadour (Danish) comes from Danish trubadur, from French troubadour, from Old Occitan trobador, from Old Occitan trobar, from Vulgar Latin tropare, from Latin tropus, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή.
troubadour (Danish): Alternative spelling of trubadur
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of trubadur
Ancestry of “troubadour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | trubadur | troubadour |
| 2 | French | troubadour | troubadour |
| 3 | Old Occitan | trobador | — |
| 4 | Old Occitan | trobar | to find |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | tropare | to compose; present active infinitive of *tropō |
| 6 | Latin | tropus | a figurative use of a word, a trope; a way of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τρόπος | a turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |