Where does “vízturbina” come from?
vízturbina (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.
vízturbina (Hungarian): water turbine device that converts the energy of moving water
Definitions
- water turbine device that converts the energy of moving water
Ancestry of “vízturbina”, step by step
vízturbina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian turbina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | turbina | turbine |
| 2 | German | Turbine | turbine |
| 3 | French | turbine | turbine; inflection of turbiner: ##... |
| 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 |