Where does “turbidimetric” come from?
turbidimetric (English) comes from English turbid, from Middle English turbide, from Latin turbidus, from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.
turbidimetric (English): Of or pertaining to turbidimetry or turbidimeters
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to turbidimetry or turbidimeters
Ancestry of “turbidimetric”, step by step
turbidimetric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English turbid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | turbid | Having the lees or sediment disturbed; not clear;... |
| 2 | Middle English | turbide | — |
| 3 | Latin | turbidus | wild, stormy; muddy, turbid; murky, foggy,... |
| 4 | Latin | turba | stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύρβη | disorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |
via French turbidimétrique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | turbidimétrique | turbidimetric |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |