Where does “turbinate” come from?
Turbinate comes from Latin turbinātus, meaning shaped like a spinning top or cone.
turbinate (English): Shaped or spinning like a top; In the shape of a...
Definitions
- Shaped or spinning like a top; In the shape of a...
Ancestry of “turbinate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | turbinatus | cone-shaped, conical |
| 2 | Latin | turbo | tornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,... |
| 3 | Latin | turba | stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύρβη | disorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |