Etymology

turbidite

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Today it means: Any sedimentary deposit formed by a turbidity current. Full definition →

English turbid ← Middle English turbide ← Latin turbidus
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The story

  1. Latinturbidus
  2. Middle Englishturbide
  3. Englishturbid
  4. English todayturbidite

From turbid + -ite.

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