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Where does “turtur” come from?

turtur (Volapük) comes from Latin turtur — turtle dove.

turtur (Volapük): turtledove, turtle dove

Definitions

  1. turtledove, turtle dove

Ancestry of “turtur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinturturturtle dove
Every word from Latin turtur →