Etymology of the English word trope
the English word
tropederived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of trope in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
troop, French
trope, German
Tropus, Norwegian
trope, Swedish
tropUsage
Word found in Modern English
