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Where does “turbulencija” come from?

turbulencija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin turbulentia, 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 “turbulencija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinturbulentiatrouble, disquiet, turbulence
2Latinturbulentusstormy, turbulent; unruly, riotous
3Latin-ulentusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
4Latin-entusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
5Latincruentusbloody in its various senses, "particularly:"
6Latincruorblood, gore; murder, bloodshed
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “turbulencija”

  • turbulentnost
  • turbulentan
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