Where does “Trousseau” come from?
Trousseau derives from French trousseau, from French trousse, from French trousser, from Old French trosser, from Latin tortus, the past participle of torquere meaning to twist or turn.
Trousseau (English): A variety of red wine grape of the species Vitis vinifera originating in eastern France which is often used in port wine; Bastardo
Definitions
- A variety of red wine grape of the species Vitis vinifera originating in eastern France which is often used in port wine; Bastardo
Ancestry of “Trousseau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | trousseau | bunch; trousseau |
| 2 | French | trousse | kit; pencil case; inflection of trousser: ##... |
| 3 | Old French | trousse | pack; bunch, bundle |
| 4 | Latin | torsus | — |
| 5 | Latin | tortus | twisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |