Etymology

turbulate

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Today it means: To turn (a laminar flow) into a turbulent flow. Full definition →

Middle English turbulent ← Middle French turbulent ← Latin turbulentus
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  1. Latin · derived fromturbulentus
  2. Middle French · derived fromturbulent
  3. Middle English · inherited fromturbulent
  4. English todayturbulate

From turbul(ent) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from Middle English turbulent, from Middle French turbulent, from Latin turbulentus, from turba (“disorder, tumult, crowd”).

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishturbulent all →

turbulent

Middle Frenchturbulent all →

turbulent

Latinturbulentus all →

turbulent

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.