Where does “trò” come from?

trò (Louisiana Creole) comes from French trop, from Middle French trop, from Old French trop, from Medieval Latin troppus, from Proto-Germanic þurpą, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.

trò (Louisiana Creole): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “trò”, step by step

trò traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French trop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtroptoo; too much; very, really, so
2Middle Frenchtroptoo; too much
3Old Frenchtropexcessively; too; enough; sufficiently
4Medieval Latintroppusflock; herd, flock
5Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell

via French trois

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtroisthree
2Middle Frenchtroysthree
3Old Frenchtroisthree
4Latintrēsthree; 3
5Proto-Italictrēsthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb-