myEtymology.com: English etymology of contrivance

Etymology of the English word contrivance

the English word contrivance

derived from the English word contrive

derived from the Old French word controver

derived from the Latin word contropare

derived from the Late Latin word tropus (trope, figure of speech, figurative use of word)

derived from the Greek word tropos, τρόπος (a turn; mode or style (especially with preposition or relative prefix as adverb, like); figuratively, deportment or character)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *trep-

derived from the Old French word controuver

derived from the Old French word trouver

derived from the Latin word contropare

derived from the Late Latin word tropus (trope, figure of speech, figurative use of word)

derived from the Greek word tropos, τρόπος (a turn; mode or style (especially with preposition or relative prefix as adverb, like); figuratively, deportment or character)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *trep-

using the English suffix -ance