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Where does “perturba” come from?

perturba (Romanian) comes from French perturber, from Italian perturbare, from Russian пертурбация, from Spanish perturbar, from Latin perturbō, from Latin turbo, from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

perturba (Romanian): to perturb, disturb

Definitions

  1. to perturb, disturb

Ancestry of “perturba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchperturberto disrupt, to disturb; to throw off, to fluster
2Italianperturbareto upset, disturb, perturb
3Russianпертурбация—
4Spanishperturbarto perturb, to disturb, to bother
5Latinperturbō—
6Latinturbotornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,...
7Latinturbastir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
8Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
9Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

Words derived from “perturba”

  • perturbare
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