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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

  1. The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated;...

Ancestry of “turbulence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinturbulentiatrouble, disquiet, turbulence
2Latinturbulentusstormy, turbulent; unruly, riotous
3Latin-ulentusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
4Latin-entusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
5Latincruentusbloody in its various senses, "particularly:"
6Latincruorblood, gore; murder, bloodshed
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “turbulence”

  • macroturbulence
  • microturbulence
  • nonturbulence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →