Where does “trooplift” come from?
trooplift (English) comes from English troop, from French troupe, from French troupeau, from Middle French trope, from Old French trope, from Medieval Latin troppus, from Proto-Germanic þurpą, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.
trooplift (English): Transport of troops
Definitions
- Transport of troops
Ancestry of “trooplift”, step by step
trooplift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English troop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | troop | A collection of people; a number; a multitude; A... |
| 2 | French | troupe | troop |
| 3 | French | troupeau | herd (of horses, bulls, elephants, buffalo etc.) |
| 4 | Middle French | trope | — |
| 5 | Old French | trope | band, company, troop |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | troppus | flock; herd, flock |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |
via English lift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lift | To raise or rise; To steal; To source directly... |
| 2 | Middle English | lifte | — |
| 3 | Old English | lyft | air, atmosphere; the sky |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |