Where does “höyryturbiinivoimala” come from?
höyryturbiinivoimala (Finnish) comes from Finnish höyryturbiini, from Finnish turbiini, 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.
höyryturbiinivoimala (Finnish): steam turbine power plant
Definitions
- steam turbine power plant
Ancestry of “höyryturbiinivoimala”, step by step
höyryturbiinivoimala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish höyryturbiini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | höyryturbiini | steam turbine |
| 2 | Finnish | turbiini | turbine |
| 3 | French | turbine | turbine; inflection of turbiner: ##... |
| 4 | Latin | turbo | tornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,... |
| 5 | Latin | turba | stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύρβη | disorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |