Where does “trovar” come from?
trovar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish trobar, from Old Occitan trobar, from Vulgar Latin tropare, from Latin tropus, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ.
trovar (Spanish): to versify, write poetry; to misconstrue
Definitions
- to versify, write poetry; to misconstrue
Ancestry of “trovar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Spanish | trobar | to find |
| 2 | Old Occitan | trobar | to find |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | tropare | to compose; present active infinitive of *tropō |
| 4 | Latin | tropus | a figurative use of a word, a trope; a way of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τρόπος | a turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
Words derived from “trovar”