Where does “troble” come from?
troble (Old French) comes from Old French trobler, from Old French torbler, from Vulgar Latin turbulo, from Latin turbula, from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.
troble (Old French): turbulent; cloudy; clouded; strife; commotion
Definitions
- turbulent; cloudy; clouded; strife; commotion
Ancestry of “troble”, step by step
troble traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French trobler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | trobler | to trouble; to disrupt; to waylay |
| 2 | Old French | torbler | Alternative form of trobler |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | turbulo | I disrupt, unsettle, agitate, upset, trouble,... |
| 4 | Latin | turbula | disorderly group, a little crowd or people;... |
| 5 | Latin | turba | stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύρβη | disorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |