Where does “trottinette” come from?
trottinette (French) comes from French trottiner, 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- — he, she.
trottinette (French): scooter
Definitions
- scooter
Ancestry of “trottinette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | trottiner | to trot, to amble |
| 2 | French | trotter | to 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 |