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Where does “turbula” come from?

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

turbula (Latin): disorderly group, a little crowd or people;...

Definitions

  1. disorderly group, a little crowd or people;...

Ancestry of “turbula”, 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 “turbula”

  • trouble
  • troubles
  • troublesome
  • troubleshoot
  • troublemaker
  • troubleshooter
  • troublemaking
  • troubler
  • troubleth
  • troublesomely
  • troublesomeness
  • troublest
  • untroublesome
  • troublespot
  • troubleless
  • nontroublesome
  • distrouble
  • trouble-monger
  • troubles
  • trouble
  • troubler
  • Trubel
  • トラブルシューター
  • トラブル
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