Where does “turbine” come from?
Turbine comes from Latin turbinātus, the past participle of turbināre, meaning to spin or whirl, derived from turba meaning confusion or disturbance.
turbine (English): Any of various rotary machines that use the...
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- Any of various rotary machines that use the...
Ancestry of “turbine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | turbine | turbine; inflection of turbiner: ##... |
| 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 |