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Where does “turbulent” come from?

turbulent (Old French) comes from Latin turbulentus, from Latin -ulentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

Ancestry of “turbulent”, step by step

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