Where does “troubadourism” come from?
troubadourism (English) comes from English troubadour, from Old Occitan trobar, from Vulgar Latin tropare, from Latin tropus, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ.
troubadourism (English): The work of a troubadour; itinerant composition...
Definitions
- The work of a troubadour; itinerant composition...
Ancestry of “troubadourism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | troubadour | An itinerant composer and performer of songs in... |
| 2 | Old Occitan | trobar | to find |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | tropare | to compose; present active infinitive of *tropō |
| 4 | Latin | tropus | a figurative use of a word, a trope; a way of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τρόπος | a turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |