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Where does “turbide” come from?

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

Ancestry of “turbide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinturbiduswild, stormy; muddy, turbid; murky, foggy,...
2Latinturbastir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, trouble; mob,...
3Ancient Greekτύρβηdisorder, confusion, tumult; poetic rout, revelry
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

Words derived from “turbide”

  • turbid
  • turbidity
  • turbidite
  • turbidimetric
  • turbidimeter
  • turbidness
  • turbiditic
  • turbidimetry
  • turbidly
  • immunoturbidimetric
  • immunoturbidimetry
  • unturbid
  • turbidimetrically
  • calciturbidite
  • immunoturbidity
  • inturbidate
  • calciturbiditic
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