Where does “vesiturbiini” come from?
vesiturbiini (Finnish) comes 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.
vesiturbiini (Finnish): water turbine
Ancestry of “vesiturbiini”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | turbiini | turbine |
| 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 |