Portuguese trovao "thunder"

From: Joao S. Lopes
Message: 64079
Date: 2009-06-08

Portuguese trova~o "thunder". What's its origin? Anttero Vasconcelos' Dictionary considers two main hypothesises: from Latin turbo "turmoil", or from *troa~o <*tronare < tonare, or from *trudare, perhaps from an onomatopoeic basis tr-
 
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