Where does “tropery” come from?

tropery (English) comes from English trope, from Latin tropus, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

tropery (English): the usage of tropes (in a creative work, genre, style, etc.)

Definitions

the usage of tropes (in a creative work, genre, style, etc.)

Ancestry of “tropery”, step by step

tropery traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English trope

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	trope	Something recurring across a genre or type of art...
2	Latin	tropus	a figurative use of a word, a trope; a way of...
3	Ancient Greek	τρόπος	a turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of...
4	Ancient Greek	τροπή	a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
5	Ancient Greek	-ή	suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
6	Ancient Greek	-ᾱ	nominal suffix
7	Proto-Indo-European	-éh₂	—

via Medieval Latin troparium

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Medieval Latin	troparium	—
2	Latin	-ārium	used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end
3	Latin	-um	nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
4	Proto-Italic	*-om	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	*-oHom	—

via English ery

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	ery	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek τροπή →