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Where does “cryoturbation” come from?

cryoturbation (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.

cryoturbation (English): Any of several forms of disturbances within soils...

Definitions

  1. Any of several forms of disturbances within soils...

Ancestry of “cryoturbation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishturbationThe mixing of soil or sediment, especially...
2Latinturbatiodisturbance; confusion
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “cryoturbation”

  • cryoturbational
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