Where does “katropa” come from?
katropa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tropa, from Spanish 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.
katropa (Tagalog): peer; friend in a friend group
Definitions
- peer; friend in a friend group
Ancestry of “katropa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | tropa | group of friends |
| 2 | Spanish | tropa | troop, crowd; army, troop; flock, herd |
| 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 |