Where does “turbulus” come from?

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

turbulus (Vulgar Latin): muddy, turbid, murky, clouded, opaque; troubled,...

Definitions

  1. muddy, turbid, murky, clouded, opaque; troubled,...

Ancestry of “turbulus”, step by step

turbulus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin turbidus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinturbiduswild, stormy; muddy, turbid; murky, foggy,...
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

via Latin turbo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinturbotornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,...
2Latinsuffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “turbulus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH-Every word from Ancient Greek τύρβηEvery word from Latin turba