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
Ancestry of “trovoada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | trovão | thunder |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | torvon | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | turbonem | whirlwind |
| 4 | Latin | turbo | tornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,... |
| 5 | Latin | turba | stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύρβη | disorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |