Where does “perturbation” come from?
Perturbation comes from Middle French perturbation, from Old French perturbacion, from Latin perturbatio, derived from per- meaning "through" and twerH- meaning "to turn" or "to twist."
perturbation (English): Agitation; the state of being perturbed; A small...
Definitions
- Agitation; the state of being perturbed; A small...
Ancestry of “perturbation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | perturbation | — |
| 2 | Old French | perturbacion | — |
| 3 | Latin | perturbatio | confusion; disturbance, disorder; commotion |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |