Etymology of the English word troupial
the English word
troupialderived from the French word
troupialederived from the French word
troupederived from the Old French 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-derived from the Frankish word
thropDate
The earliest known usage of troupial in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
