Trottoir etymology

French

French word trottoir comes from French trotter ((usually of a horse) to trot.), French -oir

Etymology of trottoir

Detailed word origin of trottoir

Dictionary entry Language Definition
trotter French (fr) (usually of a horse) to trot.
-oir French (fr) A suffix forming infinitives of many verbs. A suffix used on verbs to form masculine words for objects or tools used to do something.. A suffix used on verbs to form masculine words for places where something is done.
trottoir French (fr) Sidewalk (US), pavement (UK), footpath (Australia).

Words with the same origin as trottoir

Descendants of trotter

trottinette

Descendants of -oir

couloir mouchoir tiroir