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
- rage, fury, rampage; rabies
Ancestry of “turbare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | turba | peat; mob |
| 2 | French | tourbe | peat |
| 3 | Middle French | tourbe | — |
| 4 | Old French | tourbe | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | turb | turf, peat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | turbz | turf, peat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dorbh- | tuft, grass |