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Where does “Turbo” come from?

Turbo (English) comes from English turbine, from French turbine, from Latin turbo, from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

Ancestry of “Turbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishturbineAny of various rotary machines that use the...
2Frenchturbineturbine; inflection of turbiner: ##...
3Latinturbotornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,...
4Latinturbastir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
5Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
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