Etymology

troop

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Today it means: A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general). Full definition →

French troupe ← Middle French trope ← Old French trope
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  1. Old French · derived fromtrope
  2. Middle French · derived fromtrope
  3. French · derived fromtroupe
  4. English todaytroop

Attested in English since 1545, from French troupe, from Back-formation from troupeau, from Middle French trope, troupe, from Old French trope, trupe, of unknown origin. Compare Early Medieval Latin troppus. Doublet of troupe, and possibly also of thorp, dorp, and trip. Cognate with German Dorf (“village”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchtroupe all →

troopertroupe

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.