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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”

  • trouble
  • troubles
  • disturbance
  • disturbing
  • disturb
  • troublesome
  • turbulent
  • turbulence
  • turbine
  • perturbation
  • turban
  • masturbation
  • turbid
  • turbidity
  • imperturbable
  • turbo
  • disturbingly
  • troubleshoot
  • troublemaker
  • masturbate
  • masturbating
  • turbaned
  • disturber
  • imperturbably
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