Where does “trompisto” come from?
trompisto (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.
trompisto (Esperanto): con artist, swindler
Ancestry of “trompisto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | trompi | to deceive, to cheat |
| 2 | French | tromper | to deceive, lead astray, mislead; to trick, dupe;... |
| 3 | Middle French | tromper | to trick; to deceive |
| 4 | Old French | tromper | to tramp, trump, delude |
| 5 | Old French | trompe | trump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet |
| 6 | Frankish | trumpa | trump, trumpet; trumpet |