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
- herd, flock; large unorganized crowd or group of...
Ancestry of “turmă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | turma | a troop, squadron of cavalry, team; a troop,... |
| 2 | Latin | turba | stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τύρβη | disorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |