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Where does “turturea” come from?

turturea (Romanian) comes from Late Latin turturella, from Latin turtūrilla, from Latin turtur — turtle dove.

turturea (Romanian): turtle dove

Definitions

  1. turtle dove

Ancestry of “turturea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinturturella—
2Latinturtūrilla—
3Latinturturturtle dove
Every word from Latin turtur →