Where does “troabunda” come from?
troabunda (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto tro, from French trop, from Middle French trop, from Old French trop, from Medieval Latin troppus, from Proto-Germanic þurpą, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.
troabunda (Esperanto): overabundant
Definitions
- overabundant
Ancestry of “troabunda”, step by step
troabunda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto tro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | tro | too much |
| 2 | French | trop | too; too much; very, really, so |
| 3 | Middle French | trop | too; too much |
| 4 | Old French | trop | excessively; too; enough; sufficiently |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | troppus | flock; herd, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |
via Esperanto abunda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | abunda | abundant, plentiful |
| 2 | Latin | abundō | to overflow, flow over or down |
| 3 | Latin | undō | to rise in waves |
| 4 | Latin | unda | wave; billow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |