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Where does “torbido” come from?

torbido (Italian) comes from Latin turbidus, from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

torbido (Italian): cloudy, muddy, turbid

Definitions

  1. cloudy, muddy, turbid

Ancestry of “torbido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinturbiduswild, stormy; muddy, turbid; murky, foggy,...
2Latinturbastir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
3Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

Words derived from “torbido”

  • torbidamente
  • torbidume
  • torbidità
  • intorbidare
  • intorbidamento
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