Where does “croupous” come from?
croupous (English) comes from English croup, from Middle English croupe, from Old French croupe, from Frankish kruppa, from Polish Krupa, from Proto-Slavic krupa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kraupāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European krowp-eh₂ — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.
croupous (English): Relating to or resembling croup; especially,...
Definitions
- Relating to or resembling croup; especially,...
Ancestry of “croupous”, step by step
croupous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English croup
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | croup | The top of the rump of a horse or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | croupe | The hindquarters or rear, usually of an animal |
| 3 | Old French | croupe | rump, body |
| 4 | Frankish | kruppa | — |
| 5 | Polish | Krupa | groats |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | krupa | grainy substance, groats, hail |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kraupāˀ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krowp-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krewp- | scab, crust; to become encrusted |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | krew- | to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise |
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |