Where does “perturber” come from?
perturber (Old French) comes from Latin perturbāre, from Latin turbo, from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.
Ancestry of “perturber”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | perturbāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | turbo | tornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,... |
| 3 | Latin | turba | stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύρβη | disorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |