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Where does “trovão” come from?

trovão (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese torvon, from Vulgar Latin turbonem, from Latin turbo, from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

trovão (Portuguese): thunder

Definitions

  1. thunder

Ancestry of “trovão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetorvon—
2Vulgar Latinturbonemwhirlwind
3Latinturbotornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,...
4Latinturbastir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
5Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

Words derived from “trovão”

  • trovoar
  • trovejar
  • trovoada
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