Where does “troute” come from?
troute (Middle English) comes from Old English truht, from Old French truite, from Latin tructa, from Ancient Greek τρώκτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
troute (Middle English): trout certain fish of the genus
Definitions
- trout certain fish of the genus
Ancestry of “troute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | truht | trout |
| 2 | Old French | truite | — |
| 3 | Latin | tructa | a kind of trout |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρώκτης | gnawer, nibbler; greedy knave; kind of fish with... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |