Where does “tros” come from?
tros (Indonesian) comes from Dutch tros, from Middle Low German trosse, from Old French trousse, from Latin torsus, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
tros (Indonesian): hawser
Definitions
- hawser
Ancestry of “tros”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tros | raceme; cluster, bunch, string; hawser |
| 2 | Middle Low German | trosse | — |
| 3 | Old French | trousse | pack; bunch, bundle |
| 4 | Latin | torsus | — |
| 5 | Latin | tortus | twisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |