Where does “faunalturbation” come from?

faunalturbation (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.

faunalturbation (English): soil bioturbation caused by burrowing animals

Definitions

  1. soil bioturbation caused by burrowing animals

Ancestry of “faunalturbation”, step by step

faunalturbation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English turbation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishturbationThe mixing of soil or sediment, especially...
2Latinturbatiodisturbance; confusion
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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

via English faunal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfaunalPertaining to animals; Pertaining to a specific...
2English-álOf or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also
3EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
4GermanAldehydaldehyde
5Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
6Andalusian Arabicكُحُول
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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