Where does “estropear” come from?
estropear (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Tropel, from Spanish tropel, from Spanish tropa, from French troupe, from French troupeau, from Middle French trope, from Old French trope, from Medieval Latin troppus — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.
estropear (Portuguese): to knock; to knock loudly at the door; to make...
Definitions
- to knock; to knock loudly at the door; to make...
Ancestry of “estropear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Tropel | swarm a mass of people or animals in turmoil |
| 2 | Spanish | tropel | swarm; mob, crowd, droves; squad, troop |
| 3 | Spanish | tropa | troop, crowd; army, troop; flock, herd |
| 4 | French | troupe | troop |
| 5 | French | troupeau | herd (of horses, bulls, elephants, buffalo etc.) |
| 6 | Middle French | trope | — |
| 7 | Old French | trope | band, company, troop |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | troppus | flock; herd, flock |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |