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Where does “turbodiesel” come from?

turbodiesel (English) comes from English turbo-, 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.

turbodiesel (English): A diesel engine fitted with a turbocharger

Definitions

  1. A diesel engine fitted with a turbocharger

Ancestry of “turbodiesel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishturbo-Turbine-related; Accelerated, more robust,...
2EnglishturbineAny of various rotary machines that use the...
3Frenchturbineturbine; inflection of turbiner: ##...
4Latinturbotornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,...
5Latinturbastir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
6Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
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