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Where does “perturbate” come from?

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

perturbate (English): To perturb

Definitions

  1. To perturb

Ancestry of “perturbate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperturbatusconfused; disturbed, perturbed; troubled, alarmed
2Latinperturbō—
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
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