Where does “mmasturba” come from?

mmasturba (Maltese) comes from Italian masturbare, from Latin masturbor, from Latin turbare, from Latin turbo, from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

mmasturba (Maltese): to masturbate

Definitions

  1. to masturbate

Ancestry of “mmasturba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmasturbareto masturbate
2LatinmasturborI masturbate
3Latinturbarepresent active infinitive of turbō; second-person...
4Latinturbotornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,...
5Latinturbastir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
6Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH-Every word from Ancient Greek τύρβηEvery word from Latin turba