Where does “masturbate” come from?
masturbate (Latin) comes from Latin masturbatus, 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.
masturbate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of masturbātus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of masturbātus
Ancestry of “masturbate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | masturbatus | |
| 2 | Latin | masturbor | I masturbate |
| 3 | Latin | turbare | present active infinitive of turbō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | turbo | tornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,... |
| 5 | Latin | turba | stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύρβη | disorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |