Where does “aeroturbation” come from?
aeroturbation (English) comes from English turbation, from Latin turbatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
aeroturbation (English): The mixing of soil by the wind or by gases emitted by decaying organic matter
Definitions
- The mixing of soil by the wind or by gases emitted by decaying organic matter
Ancestry of “aeroturbation”, step by step
aeroturbation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English turbation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | turbation | The mixing of soil or sediment, especially... |
| 2 | Latin | turbatio | disturbance; confusion |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |