Where does “turba” come from?

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

turba (Latin): stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...

Definitions

  1. stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...

Ancestry of “turba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
2Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

Words derived from “turba

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH-