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Where does “unperturbable” come from?

unperturbable (English) comes from English perturbable, from English perturb, from French perturber, from Italian perturbare, from Russian пертурбация, from Spanish perturbar, from Latin perturbō, from Latin turbo — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

unperturbable (English): Not perturbable

Definitions

  1. Not perturbable

Ancestry of “unperturbable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperturbableThat can be perturbed
2EnglishperturbTo disturb; to bother or unsettle; To slightly...
3Frenchperturberto disrupt, to disturb; to throw off, to fluster
4Italianperturbareto upset, disturb, perturb
5Russianпертурбация—
6Spanishperturbarto perturb, to disturb, to bother
7Latinperturbō—
8Latinturbotornado, whirlwind; crowd; I disturb, unsettle,...
9Latinturbastir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
10Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
11Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

Words derived from “unperturbable”

  • unperturbably
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