Where does “tropelia” come from?
tropelia (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.
tropelia (Portuguese): disorder; prank
Ancestry of “tropelia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | Tropel | — |
| 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; drove; flock ; gaggle |
| 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 |