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Where does “trotteuse” come from?

trotteuse (French) comes from French trotter, 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-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

trotteuse (French): trotter; second hand

Definitions

  1. trotter; second hand

Ancestry of “trotteuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtrotterto trot
2Medieval Latintrottare—
3Frankishtrottōnto go, run
4Proto-Germanictradjanąto tread, trample
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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