Where does “troppopieno” come from?
troppopieno (Italian) comes from Italian troppo, from Vulgar Latin troppus, from Latin troppus, from Frankish *þorp, from Proto-Germanic þurpą, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.
troppopieno (Italian): overflow
Ancestry of “troppopieno”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | troppo | too much; too many; too much, too many |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | troppus | — |
| 3 | Latin | troppus | herd, flock |
| 4 | Frankish | *þorp | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |