Where does “trappista” come from?
trappista (Italian) comes from French trappiste, from French trappe, from Middle French trappe, from Old French trape, from Medieval Latin trappa, from Frankish trappa, from Proto-Germanic trap-, from Proto-Indo-European dreb- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
trappista (Italian): Trappist
Ancestry of “trappista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | trappiste | Trappist; Of or from Trappes; Trappist beer |
| 2 | French | trappe | hatch or trap door; trap |
| 3 | Middle French | trappe | — |
| 4 | Old French | trape | trap; hiding place |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | trappa | — |
| 6 | Frankish | trappa | trap, snare |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | trap- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dreb- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |