Where does “trebón” come from?
trebón (Galician) comes from Galician torbón, from Old Portuguese torvon, from Vulgar Latin turbonem, from Latin turbo, from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.
trebón (Galician): thunderstorm; downpour
Ancestry of “trebón”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | torbón | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | torvon | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | turbonem | whirlwind |
| 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 |