Etymology of the English word retrousse
the English word
retroussederived from the French word
retrousserusing the Old French prefix
re-derived from the Old French word
trousserderived from the Vulgar Latin word
torsarederived from the Classical Latin word
torsusderived from the Classical Latin word
tortusderived from the Latin word
torquere (turn, twist; hurl)
Date
The earliest known usage of retrousse in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
