myEtymology.com: French etymology of troupe

Etymology of the French word troupe

the French word troupe

derived from the French word troupeau

derived from the Old French word trope

derived from the Latin root *troppu-

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-

derived from the Frankish word throp

Derivations in French

attrouper, troupiale, troupier

Derivations in other languages

English troop, English troupe, English troops, Portuguese trupe, Romanian trupă, Spanish tropa

Cognates

Dutch troep, English troop, English troupe, German Trupp, Italian truppa, Lithuanian trupe, Norwegian trupp, Spanish tropa, Swedish trupp