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Where does “nonperturbing” come from?

nonperturbing (English) comes from English perturbing, from English perturb, from French perturber, from Italian perturbare, from Russian пертурбация, from Spanish perturbar, from Latin perturbō, from Latin turbo — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

nonperturbing (English): That does not cause perturbation

Definitions

  1. That does not cause perturbation

Ancestry of “nonperturbing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishperturbingpresent participle of perturb
2EnglishperturbTo disturb; to bother or unsettle; To slightly...
3Frenchperturberto disrupt, to disturb; to throw off, to fluster
4Italianperturbareto upset, disturb, perturb
5Russianпертурбация—
6Spanishperturbarto perturb, to disturb, to bother
7Latinperturbō—
8Latinturbotornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,...
9Latinturbastir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
10Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
11Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
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