Where does “feijão-tropeiro” come from?
feijão-tropeiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tropeiro, from Portuguese tropa, from French troupe, from French troupeau, from Middle French trope, from Old French trope, from Medieval Latin troppus, from Proto-Germanic þurpą — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.
feijão-tropeiro (Portuguese): A dish from the Paulista cuisine, consisting of beans mixed with cassava or maize flour, sausage, eggs and sometimes bacon
Definitions
- A dish from the Paulista cuisine, consisting of beans mixed with cassava or maize flour, sausage, eggs and sometimes bacon
Ancestry of “feijão-tropeiro”, step by step
feijão-tropeiro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese tropeiro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | tropeiro | muleteer |
| 2 | Portuguese | tropa | troop |
| 3 | French | troupe | troop |
| 4 | French | troupeau | herd (of horses, bulls, elephants, buffalo etc.) |
| 5 | Middle French | trope | — |
| 6 | Old French | trope | band, company, troop |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | troppus | flock; herd, flock |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |