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Where does “perturbare” come from?

perturbare (Italian) comes from Russian пертурбация, from Spanish perturbar, from Latin perturbō, from Latin turbo, from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

perturbare (Italian): to upset, disturb, perturb

Definitions

  1. to upset, disturb, perturb

Ancestry of “perturbare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпертурбация—
2Spanishperturbarto perturb, to disturb, to bother
3Latinperturbō—
4Latinturbotornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,...
5Latinturbastir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
6Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

Words derived from “perturbare”

  • valle perturbante
  • perturbante
  • perturbamento
  • perturbate
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