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Where does “turbidus” come from?

turbidus (Latin) comes from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

turbidus (Latin): wild, stormy; muddy, turbid; murky, foggy,...

Definitions

  1. wild, stormy; muddy, turbid; murky, foggy,...

Ancestry of “turbidus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinturbastir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
2Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

Words derived from “turbidus”

  • turbid
  • turbidity
  • turbidite
  • turbidimetric
  • turbidimeter
  • turbidness
  • turbiditic
  • turbidimetry
  • turbidly
  • immunoturbidimetric
  • immunoturbidimetry
  • unturbid
  • turbidimetrically
  • calciturbidite
  • inturbidate
  • calciturbiditic
  • immunoturbidity
  • turbulus
  • turbio
  • intorbidare
  • intorbidamento
  • torbidamente
  • torbidume
  • torbido
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