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Where does “tromper” come from?

tromper (Old French) comes from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

tromper (Old French): to tramp, trump, delude

Definitions

  1. to tramp, trump, delude

Ancestry of “tromper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
2Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet

Words derived from “tromper”

  • trumpery
  • trompement
  • tromper
  • trompe-la-mort
  • détromper
  • tromperie
  • trompi
  • trompisto
  • tromper
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