The story
- Latin · derived fromargilla“clay”
- English todayargilliturbation
Words from the same roots
Latinargilla all →
argillicargilliferous
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
argilliturbation
Today it means: A mixing process in clay rich soils subjected to cycles of wet and dry, whereby the soil expands when wet and contracts as it dries, causing soil, stones and artefacts to move up and down. Full definition →
Latin argilla