Where does “atropello” come from?
atropello (Spanish) comes from Spanish atropellar, 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.
atropello (Spanish): the act of running over a person in a car;...
Definitions
- the act of running over a person in a car;...
Ancestry of “atropello”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | atropellar | to run over; to drive over; to be abusive, to... |
| 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 |