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Where does “turbare” come from?

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

turbare (Italian): to disturb, to trouble, to haunt

Definitions

  1. to disturb, to trouble, to haunt

Ancestry of “turbare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinturbotornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,...
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 “turbare”

  • turban
  • turbaned
  • turbanned
  • turbanless
  • beturbaned
  • turbanlike
  • turbans
  • turbanize
  • turbante
  • turbano
  • turbo
  • turbante
  • turbabilità
  • turbabile
  • тюрбан
  • turbans
  • turban
  • turbante
  • turbant
  • turbano
  • turban
  • turban
  • türban
  • turbant
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