Where does “τύρμα” come from?

τύρμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin turma, from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

τύρμα (Ancient Greek): turma, troop, squadron of cavalry

Definitions

  1. turma, troop, squadron of cavalry

Ancestry of “τύρμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinturmaa troop, squadron of cavalry, team; a troop,...
2Latinturbastir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
3Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύρβη →Every word from Latin turba →