Where does “turmes” come from?

turmes (Middle English) comes from Old French turme, from Latin turma, from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

Ancestry of “turmes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchturme
2Latinturmaa troop, squadron of cavalry, team; a troop,...
3Latinturbastir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
4Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

Words derived from “turmes

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH-Every word from Ancient Greek τύρβηEvery word from Latin turba