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 (of horses, bulls, elephants, buffalo etc.)

Definitions

  1. herd (of horses, bulls, elephants, buffalo etc.)

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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurpą →Every word from Medieval Latin troppus →