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Where does “turmă” come from?

turmă (Romanian) comes from Latin turma, from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

turmă (Romanian): herd, flock; large unorganized crowd or group of...

Definitions

  1. herd, flock; large unorganized crowd or group of...

Ancestry of “turmă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinturmaa troop, squadron of cavalry, team; a troop,...
2Latinturbastir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
3Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
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