trastorno

/tɾasˈtoɾno/ · B2 · noun · m

disorder

🌀 tras + torno = behind the lathe turn, a thing knocked off its turning course

Trastorno comes from trastornar, from tras- (over, across) + tornar (to turn). Something turned over or upset is a disturbance or disorder. Link torno (lathe, turning) with tornado: both involve turning out of order.

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