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Where does “tropa” come from?

tropa (Spanish) comes from French troupe, from French troupeau, from Middle French trope, from Old French trope, from Medieval Latin troppus, from Proto-Germanic þurpą, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.

tropa (Spanish): troop, crowd; army, troop; flock, herd

Definitions

  1. troop, crowd; army, troop; flock, herd

Ancestry of “tropa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtroupetroop
2Frenchtroupeauherd; drove; flock ; gaggle
3Middle Frenchtrope—
4Old Frenchtropeband, company, troop
5Medieval Latintroppusflock; herd, flock
6Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell

Words derived from “tropa”

  • atropellar
  • atropello
  • tropel
  • atropelladamente
  • atropellado
  • atropellamiento
  • estropear
  • tropelia
  • atropelar
  • tropel
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