Etymology

turm

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Today it means: A group of people, especially a military unit of cavalrymen. Full definition →

Middle English turmes pl ← Old French turme ← Latin turma
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromturma“troop, squadron, team”
  2. Old French · derived fromturme
  3. Middle English · inherited fromturmes pl
  4. English todayturm

From Middle English turmes pl, from Old French turme, from Latin turma (“troop, squadron, team”).

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