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Where does “masturbare” come from?

masturbare (Latin) comes from Latin masturbor, from Latin 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.

masturbare (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “masturbare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmasturborI masturbate
2Latinturbarepresent active infinitive of turbō; second-person...
3Latinturbotornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,...
4Latinturbastir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
5Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

Words derived from “masturbare”

  • masturbere
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