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Where does “rutuba” come from?

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

rutuba (Latin): confusion, turmoil

Definitions

  1. confusion, turmoil

Ancestry of “rutuba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinturbastir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
2Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

Words derived from “rutuba”

  • Rutuba
  • Roia
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