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Where does “masturbor” come from?

masturbor (Latin) comes 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.

masturbor (Latin): I masturbate

Definitions

  1. I masturbate

Ancestry of “masturbor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinturbarepresent active infinitive of turbō; second-person...
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

Words derived from “masturbor”

  • masturbation
  • masturbate
  • masturbating
  • masturbatory
  • masturbator
  • antimasturbation
  • masturbatic
  • masturbational
  • nonmasturbatory
  • masturbatorily
  • masturbater
  • masturbationist
  • nonmasturbating
  • overmasturbation
  • masturbatrix
  • masturbationlike
  • masturbationism
  • masturbate
  • masturbare
  • masturbans
  • masturbaturus
  • masturbatus
  • masturbandus
  • masturbari
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