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Where does “turbano” come from?

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

turbano (Italian): third-person plural present indicative of turbare

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present indicative of turbare

Ancestry of “turbano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianturbareto disturb, to trouble, to haunt
2Latinturbotornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,...
3Latinturbastir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
4Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
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