Where does “floralturbation” come from?
floralturbation (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.
floralturbation (English): soil bioturbation caused by plants, for example by root growth or the uprooting of trees
Definitions
- soil bioturbation caused by plants, for example by root growth or the uprooting of trees
Ancestry of “floralturbation”, step by step
floralturbation 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 |
via English floral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | floral | Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers;... |
| 2 | French | floral | floral |
| 3 | Latin | flōrālis | — |
| 4 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |