Where does “tourbler” come from?
tourbler (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin turbulo, from Latin turbula, from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.
Ancestry of “tourbler”, step by step
tourbler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin turbulo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | turbulo | I disrupt, unsettle, agitate, upset, trouble,... |
| 2 | Latin | turbula | disorderly group, a little crowd or people;... |
| 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 |