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Where does “troupeau” come from?

troupeau (French) comes from Middle French trope, from Old French trope, from Medieval Latin troppus, from Proto-Germanic þurpą, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.

troupeau (French): herd; drove; flock ; gaggle

Definitions

  1. herd; drove; flock ; gaggle

Ancestry of “troupeau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtrope—
2Old Frenchtropeband, company, troop
3Medieval Latintroppusflock; herd, flock
4Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell

Words derived from “troupeau”

  • troop
  • trooper
  • troupe
  • paratrooper
  • troopship
  • paratroop
  • trouper
  • troupial
  • intertroop
  • troopmate
  • cybertrooper
  • tropa
  • troupe
  • atropello
  • atropelladamente
  • atropellamiento
  • atropellar
  • tropel
  • atropellado
  • aviotruppa
  • truppa
  • troupe
  • attrupparsi
  • attruppamento
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