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Where does “Turbine” come from?

Turbine (German) comes 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.

Turbine (German): turbine

Definitions

  1. turbine

Ancestry of “Turbine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchturbineturbine; inflection of turbiner: ##...
2Latinturbotornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,...
3Latinturbastir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
4Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

Words derived from “Turbine”

  • Dampfturbine
  • Gasturbine
  • Turbinenblatt
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