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Where does “truppa” come from?

truppa (Italian) comes 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.

truppa (Italian): troop; troops; group, band

Definitions

  1. troop; troops; group, band

Ancestry of “truppa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “truppa”

  • attrupparsi
  • attruppamento
  • aviotruppa
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