Where does “trop-plein” come from?
trop-plein (French) comes 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.
trop-plein (French): overflow, surplus
Definitions
- overflow, surplus
Ancestry of “trop-plein”, step by step
trop-plein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French trop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | trop | too; too much; very, really, so |
| 2 | Middle French | trop | too; too much |
| 3 | Old French | trop | excessively; too; enough; sufficiently |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | troppus | flock; herd, flock |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |