Where does “trots” come from?
trots (French) comes from French trot, from Old French trot, from Medieval Latin trottare, from Frankish trottōn, from Proto-Germanic tradjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
trots (French): plural of trot
Definitions
- plural of trot
Ancestry of “trots”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | trot | trot |
| 2 | Old French | trot | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | trottare | — |
| 4 | Frankish | trottōn | to go, run |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tradjaną | to tread, trample |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |