Where does “turbo” come from?
Turbine comes from Latin turba, meaning "crowd" or "tumult," combined with the Latin verb-forming suffix -āre, referring to something that swirls or moves in a confused mass like a crowd.
turbo (English): a turbine; Clipping of turbocharger; Clipping of...
Definitions
- a turbine; Clipping of turbocharger; Clipping of...
Ancestry of “turbo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | turbine | Any of various rotary machines that use the... |
| 2 | French | turbine | turbine; inflection of turbiner: ##... |
| 3 | Latin | turbo | tornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,... |
| 4 | Latin | turba | stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύρβη | disorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |