Where does “turmușoară” come from?
turmușoară (Romanian) comes from Romanian turmă, from Latin turma, from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.
Ancestry of “turmușoară”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | turmă | herd, flock; large unorganized crowd or group of... |
| 2 | Latin | turma | a troop, squadron of cavalry, team; a troop,... |
| 3 | Latin | turba | stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύρβη | disorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |