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Where does “perturbare” come from?

perturbare (Latin) 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.

Ancestry of “perturbare”, 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
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