Etymology of the English word trover
the English word
troverderived from the Old French word
troverderived from the Latin root
*troparederived 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 Anglo-Norman word
troverderived from the Latin root
*troparederived 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 trover in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
