Where does “trope” come from?

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

Ancestry of “trope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtropeband, company, troop
2Medieval Latintroppusflock; herd, flock
3Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell

Words derived from “trope”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurpą →Every word from Medieval Latin troppus →