Where does “trouppe” come from?

trouppe (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.

trouppe (Middle French): troop

Definitions

  1. troop

Ancestry of “trouppe”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurpą →Every word from Medieval Latin troppus →