Where does “turbines” come from?
turbines (French) comes from French turbiner, 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.
turbines (French): second-person singular present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “turbines”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | turbiner | to churn; to bust a gut; to walk the street,... |
| 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 |