Where does “torma” come from?

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

torma (Italian): crowd, throng

Definitions

crowd, throng

Ancestry of “torma”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	turma	a troop, squadron of cavalry, team; a troop,...
2	Latin	turba	stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
3	Ancient Greek	τύρβη	disorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
4	Proto-Indo-European	twerH-	to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

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