English
troopwise
From troop + -wise.
Formed from troop + -wise
Proto-Indo-European *treb- ‘settlement, dwelling’
Old French trope
Middle French trope
French troupe
English troop
Today it means
adv In the manner of a troop.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “troopwise”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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