Where does “szélturbina” come from?
szélturbina (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian turbina, from German 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.
szélturbina (Hungarian): wind turbine
Ancestry of “szélturbina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | turbina | turbine |
| 2 | German | Turbine | turbine |
| 3 | French | turbine | turbine; inflection of turbiner:
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| 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 |