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Where does “bioturbazione” come from?

bioturbazione (Italian) comes from Italian perturbazione, from Latin perturbatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

bioturbazione (Italian): bioturbation

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  1. bioturbation

Ancestry of “bioturbazione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianperturbazioneperturbation
2Latinperturbatioconfusion; disturbance, disorder; commotion
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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