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Where does “aviotruppa” come from?

aviotruppa (Italian) comes from Italian truppa, from French troupe, from French troupeau, 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.

aviotruppa (Italian): airborne troop

Definitions

  1. airborne troop

Ancestry of “aviotruppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantruppatroop; troops; group, band
2Frenchtroupetroop
3Frenchtroupeauherd; drove; flock ; gaggle
4Middle Frenchtrope—
5Old Frenchtropeband, company, troop
6Medieval Latintroppusflock; herd, flock
7Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell
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