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Where does “turbo” come from?

turbo (Finnish) 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.

turbo (Finnish): turbo

Definitions

  1. turbo

Ancestry of “turbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTurbo—
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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