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Where does “nasoturbinate” come from?

nasoturbinate (English) comes from English turbinate, from Latin turbinatus, from Latin turbo, from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

nasoturbinate (English): Of or pertaining to the nasal bones and turbinate...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the nasal bones and turbinate...

Ancestry of “nasoturbinate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishturbinateShaped or spinning like a top; In the shape of a...
2Latinturbinatuscone-shaped, conical
3Latinturbotornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,...
4Latinturbastir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
5Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

Words derived from “nasoturbinate”

  • nasoturbinal
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