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Where does “tropare” come from?

tropare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin tropus, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

tropare (Vulgar Latin): to compose; present active infinitive of *tropō

Definitions

  1. to compose; present active infinitive of *tropō

Ancestry of “tropare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintropusa figurative use of a word, a trope; a way of...
2Ancient Greekτρόποςa turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of...
3Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
4Ancient Greek-ή—
5Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “tropare”

  • contrivance
  • contrive
  • contraption
  • troubadour
  • contriver
  • trover
  • trouveur
  • contriveth
  • contrivable
  • contrivement
  • troubadourism
  • contrivest
  • objet trouvé
  • trovadoresque
  • precontrive
  • uncontrivable
  • trovar
  • trovador
  • trovatore
  • introvabilità
  • ritrovabile
  • ritrovare
  • trovadorico
  • trovare
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