Where does “macroturbulence” come from?
macroturbulence (English) comes from English turbulence, from Latin turbulentia, from Latin turbulentus, from Latin -ulentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
macroturbulence (English): Turbulence on a large scale
Definitions
- Turbulence on a large scale
Ancestry of “macroturbulence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | turbulence | The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated;... |
| 2 | Latin | turbulentia | trouble, disquiet, turbulence |
| 3 | Latin | turbulentus | stormy, turbulent; unruly, riotous |
| 4 | Latin | -ulentus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 5 | Latin | -entus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 6 | Latin | cruentus | bloody in its various senses, "particularly:" |
| 7 | Latin | cruor | blood, gore; murder, bloodshed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |