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Where does “turbare” come from?

turbare (Romanian) comes from Spanish turba, from French tourbe, from Middle French tourbe, from Old French tourbe, from Proto-West Germanic turb, from Proto-Germanic turbz, from Proto-Indo-European dorbh- — tuft, grass.

turbare (Romanian): rage, fury, rampage; rabies

Definitions

  1. rage, fury, rampage; rabies

Ancestry of “turbare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishturbapeat; mob
2Frenchtourbepeat
3Middle Frenchtourbe—
4Old Frenchtourbe—
5Proto-West Germanicturbturf, peat
6Proto-Germanicturbzturf, peat
7Proto-Indo-Europeandorbh-tuft, grass
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