Etymology

bioturbation

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Today it means: The mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms. Full definition →

Latin turbātiō ← English bio- ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Latinturbō
  6. Latinturbātiō
  7. English todaybioturbation

From bio- + Latin turbātiō (“disturbance; confusion”).

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