Where does “masturbare” come from?
masturbare (Romanian) comes from Romanian masturba, from French masturber, from Latin masturbor, from Latin turbare, from Latin turbo, from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.
masturbare (Romanian): masturbation
Ancestry of “masturbare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | masturba | to masturbate |
| 2 | French | masturber | to masturbate |
| 3 | Latin | masturbor | I masturbate |
| 4 | Latin | turbare | present active infinitive of turbō; second-person... |
| 5 | Latin | turbo | tornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,... |
| 6 | Latin | turba | stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύρβη | disorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |