Etymology of the Latin word trophaeum
the Latin word
trophaeum (trophy; monument)
derived from the Classical Latin word
tropaeum (trophy; monument)
derived from the Greek word
tropaion, τρόπαιον
derived from the Greek word
tropaiosderived from the Greek word
trope, τροπή (a turn ('trope'); revolution (figuratively, variation))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*trep-Derivations in other languages
French
trophee, Italian
trofeoUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Vulgar Latin
