Where does “trompa” come from?

trompa (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto trompi, from French tromper, from Middle French tromper, from Old French tromper, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

trompa (Esperanto): cheating, deceptive

Definitions

  1. cheating, deceptive

Ancestry of “trompa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantotrompito deceive, to cheat
2Frenchtromperto deceive, lead astray, mislead; to trick, dupe;...
3Middle Frenchtromperto trick; to deceive
4Old Frenchtromperto tramp, trump, delude
5Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
6Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet
Every word from Frankish trumpa →Every word from Old French trompe →Every word from Old French tromper →
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