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Where does “trovoada” come from?

trovoada (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese trovão, 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.

trovoada (Portuguese): thunder; thunderstorm

Definitions

  1. thunder; thunderstorm

Ancestry of “trovoada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetrovãothunder
2Old Portuguesetorvon—
3Vulgar Latinturbonemwhirlwind
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
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