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Etymology of the French word troubadour

the French word troubadour
derived from the Old Provençal word trobador
derived from the Old Provençal word trobar
derived from the Latin root *tropare
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-

Derivations in French

troubadouresque, troubadourisme

Derivations in other languages

English troubadour, Romanian trubadur

Cognates

Catalan trobador, Dutch troubadour, English troubadour, French trouver, German Troubadour, German treffen, Icelandic trúbadúr, Italian trovare, Italian trovatore, Polish trafać, Portuguese trovar, Provençal trobar, Spanish trovar, Spanish trovador, Swedish trubadur, Yiddish trefn



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