Where does “turbulence” come from?
Turbulence derives from Latin turbulentia, from turbulentus meaning disturbed or confused, from turba meaning crowd or disturbance.
turbulence (English): The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated;...
Definitions
- The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated;...
Ancestry of “turbulence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | turbulentia | trouble, disquiet, turbulence |
| 2 | Latin | turbulentus | stormy, turbulent; unruly, riotous |
| 3 | Latin | -ulentus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 4 | Latin | -entus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 5 | Latin | cruentus | bloody in its various senses, "particularly:" |
| 6 | Latin | cruor | blood, gore; murder, bloodshed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |