Where does “trou” come from?
trou (English) comes from English trousers, from English trouzes, from English trouse, from Irish triús, from Middle Irish triubus, from Old Irish trebus, from Old French trebus, from Late Latin tubrucus — to shine, shimmer.
trou (English): Trousers; Rowing spandex shorts
Definitions
- Trousers; Rowing spandex shorts
Ancestry of “trou”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trousers | An article of clothing that covers the part of... |
| 2 | English | trouzes | — |
| 3 | English | trouse | brushwood; trousers |
| 4 | Irish | triús | trousers, trews |
| 5 | Middle Irish | triubus | — |
| 6 | Old Irish | trebus | — |
| 7 | Old French | trebus | — |
| 8 | Late Latin | tubrucus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *þeuhabrōks | loincloth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |