Where does “troto” come from?

troto (Medieval Latin) comes from English trot, from Middle English trotten, from Old French trotter, from Medieval Latin trotto, from Frankish trottōn, from Proto-Germanic tradjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

troto (Medieval Latin): to go

Definitions

  1. to go

Ancestry of “troto”, step by step

troto traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English trot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrotAn ugly old woman, a hag; A gait of a four-legged...
2Middle Englishtrotten
3Old Frenchtrotter
4Medieval Latintrottoto go
5Frankishtrottōnto go, run
6Proto-Germanictradjanąto tread, trample
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via Portuguese trote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetrotetrot; prank; prank call
2Portuguesetrotarto trot
3Frenchtrotterto trot
4Middle Frenchtrotter

via French trot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtrottrot
2Old Frenchtrot

Words derived from “troto

Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti